Political flip-flopping is threatening New Zealand’s ability to build long-term infrastructure

Roger Partridge
NZ Herald
1 May, 2025

Resources Minister Shane Jones recently floated a novel idea: Government-backed insurance for oil and gas investors to protect them against future policy reversals.

Let that sink in.

A New Zealand minister is contemplating taxpayer-funded insurance to compensate companies against ... the decisions of future New Zealand Governments.

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