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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1236/
- Published: 2025-06-20T18:30:10.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-20T18:30:09.000Z
- Description: A scrutiny hearing quickly turned into an opportunity to attack the previous government – particularly former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and former Energy Minister Megan Woods – for banning oil and gas exploration in 2018.
- Author: Cam Slater
- Tags: NZ Politics, Energy

> Associate Minister for Energy Shane Jones has vowed to fix the “the most destructive decision in the history of New Zealand’s industry” by restarting the oil and gas industry.  
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> His comments came from a scrutiny hearing which quickly turned into an opportunity to attack the previous government – particularly former prime minister Jacinda Ardern and former energy minister Megan Woods – and for banning oil and gas exploration in 2018.  
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> The hearing became tense at times, with committee chair Dr Parmjeet Parma having to interrupt to make sure opposition MPs stuck to questioning guidelines.  
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> RNZ

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