Government pitches greener growth alongside oil and gas push

Government pitches greener growth alongside oil and gas push
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) - The government is committing to improving the quality of New Zealand's natural resource base at the same time as pushing more intensive agriculture and more extraction of minerals, oil and gas to accelerate economic growth. The latest update on its economic growth agenda, released this morning by Finance Minister Bill English and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce, appears to heed growing criticism of the government's apparent willingness to sacrifice environmental priorities for economic n...