The map is wrong because it points to a destination that describes 2020 and does not describe 2026. Using it will generate the wrong expectations in citizens, the wrong reassurances from officials and the wrong policy responses from a government reaching for familiar tools in unfamiliar territory.
The meaning of the headline will become clear soon enough.
The application follows the government’s decision to remove the petroleum exploration ban in late 2025.
Covid-era capacity destruction, post-pandemic concentration in Asia and the Middle East and what it means for New Zealand in 2026
Instead of closing down refineries and chasing green ideological pipe dreams, the government should (hey here’s a shocker) get out of the way.
How geopolitical disruption 10,000 kilometres away determines whether New Zealand’s economy functions in May 2026.
They screamed at him, but he was absolutely right.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has acknowledged that the bloc’s nuclear phase-out was a “strategic mistake”.
It’s worth paying close attention, because Germany may be one of the worst offenders, but it isn’t the only Western nation making these choices.
An interesting video and well worth a watch to remind ourselves of what coal has delivered to the world.
This LNG terminal might buy time, but it is no victory. It is an admission that ideology trumped common sense and now Kiwis foot the bill.
Governments and institutions must support basic human rights of access to abundant, reliable, affordable energy to support modern living standards.
RNZ can keep clutching their pearls, but the rest of us should thank Shane Jones for having the backbone to say no. New Zealand First, indeed.
They’ve been told to their faces that they’re a joke. And there’s nothing they can do about it, because it’s true – and everyone is finally admitting it out loud.
