Coalition parties seek consensus after repealing offshore oil and gas ban

Friday 1 August 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 1 Aug 2025, 10:33am

In this story Labour Party, National Party, Winston Peters, ACT Party, NZ First, Te Pāti Māori

Parliament passed legislation on Thursday night to scrap the 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration. Coalition parties are calling for political consensus to support the industry, but Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori have pledged to restore the ban.

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1. 1News via RNZFri 1 Aug 2025, 8:03am

   Coalition parties call for opposition not to re-ban oil and gas exploration (opens in new tab)

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2. NZ HeraldFri 1 Aug 2025, 10:33am

   Offshore oil ban repeal: Coalition seeks consensus amid opposition (opens in new tab)