Media Centre

Welcome to Crown Minerals Online Media Centre.  The Media Centre provides media with a variety of new and topical information on the Petroleum, Minerals and Coal industries of New Zealand.

Media Releases

• 22 April 2008: Hyundai joins Global Resources to explore Taranaki Basin

• 5 March 2008: Petroleum Conference focuses on New Zealand’s potential in the face of global influences

• 26 July 2007: Greymouth Petroleum joins Great South Basin quest
• 25 July 2007: Notice of area unavailable for Priority in Time (PIT) permit applications - Onshore Canterbury
• 11 July 2007: Great South Basin oil and gas quest set to begin

• 31 May 2007: Northland’s mineral potential remains largely untapped

• 17 May 2007: Latest round of Government petroleum seismic surveys to begin

• 12 Mar 2007: Scientific tests identify presence of oil in Great South Basin

Fast Facts

• Great South Basin media pack
• Petroleum facts and figures

• Fact sheets on New Zealand's minerals
• Fact Sheets on New Zealand Coal

Photo Gallery

The Crown Minerals photo gallery provides a selection of images that media can reproduce for publication.

Please reference all photos with "Julian Apse photo - supplied by Crown Minerals, Ministry of Economic Development".