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New Zealand's Labour Pushes Gas Exploration Ban Amid Criticism
9/30/2025
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- New Zealand's Labour Party plans to reinstate a ban on new gas exploration, calling it a minor aspect of energy strategy.
- Prime Minister Christopher Luxon criticizes Labour's stance as lacking bipartisan effort, and urges offshore gas exploration to secure energy supplies.
- Green Party condemns reopening of oil and gas exploration for climate crisis concerns; critics warn past exploration yielded little.
