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Solar farms similar to this could soon become a feature of the Waikato s landscape, as Waikato-Tainui shift to a carbon-neutral way of life and doing business. (File photo)
From solar power farms to nurseries and tribal water storage facilities, the Waikato’s main iwi are taking a multi-faceted, proactive approach to surviving impending changes to the Earth’s climate. Waikato-Tainui strategy and relationships manager Manaaki Nepia revealed numerous aspects of the iwi’s game plan to a meeting of Hamilton City Council’s environment committee. “The health and wellbeing of our whenua is a reflection of the health and wellbeing of our people,” she told the committee via a Zoom conference call on Tuesday.
Buckhaven Capital Corp.: Buckhaven Provides Update on its Proposed Qualifying Transaction
Vancouver, British Columbia (Newsfile Corp. - February 12, 2021) - Buckhaven Capital Corp. (TSXV: BKH.P) (
Buckhaven ) is pleased to provide an update to its proposed qualifying transaction (previously announced on August 18, 2020 and November 3, 2020) (the
Transaction ). In furtherance of the Transaction, Buckhaven, 1271860 B.C. Ltd. (
Buckhaven Subco ), 1254688 B.C. Ltd. (
125 ), and Ag-Mining Investments AB (
AG-Mining ) have entered into a master agreement dated October 30, 2020 (the
Business Combination Agreement ), which sets forth the terms and conditions upon which 125 will acquire Buckhaven by way of reverse takeover in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (
The Reddale coal mine, near Reefton, employs some of 353 West Coast coal mine workers.
New Zealanders have been told they need to stop using fossil fuels to meet the Government’s target of being carbon neutral by 2050, but where does that leave traditional coal-mining communities like the West Coast? Joanne Naish reports. Coal was first extracted from the depths of the West Coast in 1864 after the discovery of gold in the area and was used to fuel the steam ships trading the precious metal all over the world. Coal has historically kept the West Coast booming, but the industry is dependent on fluctuating international prices and suffered the loss of more than 1000 jobs after the Pike River disaster in 2010 and the subsequent collapse of state-owned coal company Solid Energy.