Mineral endowment report released
A new report on New Zealand’s mineral endowment identifying short, medium, and long-term prospects for potential development has been released.
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Snapshot of minerals permit applications – April to end of June
This snapshot provides insights into how many minerals permit applications we received and how many application outcomes there were between 1 January and 31 March 2024.
New Kermadec mineral reservation
A new mineral reservation over the Kermadec Arc has been declared for 18 months replacing a reservation that expires on 4 July 2024.
Permitting sprint yields resolution of 80% of historical applications
A 5 month sprint to resolve over 150 outstanding historical permit applications by the end of June has dropped the queue of applications received before 1 July 2023 by over 80%.
Annual Return of Industrial Rocks and Minerals Survey is underway
The 2023 Annual Return of Industrial Rocks and Minerals survey is now live. We value your feedback.
Increasing transparency on permit application timeframes
NZP&M has introduced processing timeframes for minerals and petroleum applications received on and from 1 July 2024, and will publish results quarterly on its performance against those timeframes.
Proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act 1991
The Government has announced proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to improve the security of energy supply and to reinject life into the economy.
Proposed Minerals strategy to 2040
The Government is proposing a draft Minerals Strategy to enable a long-term, strategic approach to how we develop our mineral resources (other than petroleum).
Snapshot of minerals permit applications – January to end of March
This snapshot provides insights into how many minerals permit applications we received and how many application outcomes there were between 1 January and 31 March 2024.
New royalty rates
Royalty rates for minerals listed in Schedule 2 of the Crown Minerals (Royalties for Minerals Other than Petroleum) Regulations 2013 have been updated.