Gold
Panning for Gold
AJ Woodhouse has just returned from competing in the 2019 World Gold Panning Championships in Finland. Hopefully she has a few nuggets for us! Video, Audio
West Coast man unearths gold nugget worth $25,000
Gold fever has hit the West Coast after local man Craig Douglas stumbled upon the biggest gold nugget seen by local buyers in up to five decades. Video, Audio
Rogue rabbits force golfers off Otago green
Roxburgh Golf Club members say they're loosing a battle against rabbits, despite repeated poison drops, night shootings, and the release of a rabbit control virus. Audio
Gold - a most desirable noble metal
Gold is highly valued for its colour as well as for being malleable and ductile, and as a noble metal it is unreactive and doesn't rust, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 32 of Elemental. Audio
Gold - a most desirable noble metal
Gold is highly valued for its colour as well as for being malleable and ductile, and as a noble metal it is unreactive and doesn't rust, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 32 of Elemental.
AudioGolddigger MPs: Parliament's goldfield electorates
Women couldn't vote and Māori seats hadn't yet appeared in Parliament but gold miners had special representation. Jamie Tahana looks at the goldfield electorates of the 1800s. Audio
Golddigger MPs: Parliament's goldfield electorates
Women couldn't vote and Māori seats hadn't yet appeared in Parliament but gold miners had special representation. Jamie Tahana looks at the goldfield electorates of the 1800s.
AudioThe value of Gold - why this metal outshines the rest
Gold has inspired and enchanted humans for thousands of years. It's helped to end wars - and to start them! - and adorns many of the buildings and works of art we place the greatest value on. Audio
Woods miracle set for Masters
Tiger Woods has described himself as a "walking miracle" ahead of just his second Masters appearance in five years.
Mining company strikes gold near Paeroa
A mining company that has found outstanding quality gold near Paeroa could face a battle to mine it commercially.
High quality gold struck near Paeroa
New Talisman Gold Mines has been prospecting at Karangahake Gorge and has found over 300,000 ounces of high quality gold - now it's in a battle to mine it comercially. Audio
Nights' Science - Geology
Senior Scientist at GNS Hamish Campbell covers the earthy sciece of geology from erosion to earthquakes. Audio
West Coast: Pay Dirt - The Westland Goldfields
Hilary Low’s book Pay Dirt is based on the diary and book The Westland Goldfield by prospector William Smart - the man, she argues, that should be acknowledged as the first person to discover payable… Audio, Gallery
Onus on Chinese to build dam if large Sepik mine proceeds
The onus is on a Chinese developer to build a safe tailings dam if it proceeds with developing Papua New Guinea's Frieda River mine.
Laid to Rest
Sitting in solitude at the foot of the Dunstan Range and looking out over the Manuherikia Valley, the Drybread Cemetery was run-down until local farmers Tony and Karen Glassford and Ross Naylor… Audio, Gallery
Laid to Rest
Sitting in solitude at the foot of the Dunstan Range and looking out over the Manuherikia Valley, the Drybread Cemetery was run-down until local farmers Tony and Karen Glassford and Ross Naylor…
AudioMiners face prosecution over illegal pursuits
Six miners operating in Westland and Southland have been put out of business and two face prosecution for their involvement in illegal mining. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Gold Rush: Jim Richards
Stuck upside down in an underwater pothole in an ill-fitting wetsuit in Guyana, sleeping with snakes in rural Pakistan and hunting for fish with a rocket launcher in the rainforests of Laos. Those are… Audio
Gold nuggets - formed by bacteria?
Geologists wonder if bacteria and biological processes might play a role in the growth of gold nuggets in Central Otago rivers, as well as chemical and physical processes. Audio
Gold nuggets - formed by bacteria?
Geologists wonder if bacteria and biological processes might play a role in the growth of gold nuggets in Central Otago rivers, as well as chemical and physical processes.
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