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Kōrero: Coal and coal mining

New Zealand’s main coalfields

The four major coal regions in New Zealand are Waikato, the West Coast, Otago and Southland. Click on each region for a more detailed map showing the coal deposits.

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Alan Sherwood rāua ko Jock Phillips, Coal and coal mining – Coal resources, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/7414/new-zealands-main-coalfields (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alan Sherwood rāua ko Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.