In 2018, the Jacinda Ardern-led government pledged it would stop offering offshore exploration completely and would phase out onshore exploration permits from 2023.
NEW ZEALAND’s latest oil and gas exploration block offer has officially opened – and it may well be the country’s last.
In 2018, the Jacinda Ardern-led government pledged it would stop offering offshore exploration completely and would phase out onshore exploration permits from 2023.