Coal had been on the decline in New Zealand. A new right-wing government is determined to bring it back.
Shanti Mathias
Shanti Mathias is a New Zealand-based journalist and a contributing writer to The Spinoff, where she writes about Christchurch and the South Island. Her work has also appeared in other publications like The Guardian and National Geographic. She was the recipient of the Emerging Journalist award at the 2024 Science Journalism Awards.