NZ needs to get back to drilling and mining, minister Jones says

NZ needs to get back to drilling and mining, minister Jones says
Energy minister Simeon Brown looks on as resources minister Shane Jones holds court. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
Economic resilience and productivity should trump just about every else, says resources minister and self-described climate change “doubting Thomas” Shane Jones. Jones and energy minister Simeon Brown presented their vision of an energy future to a group of energy industry leaders and others at a Feb 15 breakfast meeting in Wellington. It was a vision that would delight some and outrage others.The two ministers represent the new two-headed face of the energy and resources portfolio, now split between Brown’s energy a...

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