New Zealand’s current government has reversed a ban on oil and gas exploration, scrapping a flagship policy introduced by the former Ardern Labour government in 2018.
The bill passed its final reading in Parliament on July 31.
New Zealand Reverses Ardern-Era Ban on Oil and Gas Exploration
The ban was introduced in 2018, but the government says it was causing energy prices to rise.
Now-former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds a press conference on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 20, 2022. Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images
