NZ could whet Singapore's appetite for food and energy security says Shane Jones

NZ could whet Singapore's appetite for food and energy security says Shane Jones
Resources Minister Shane Jones has been piling up the airmiles selling NZ as an investment opportunity. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
New Zealand could play a role in meeting Singapore’ appetite for energy and food security, and attract direct investment to this country at the same time, says Resources Minister Shane Jones.The minister was in Singapore last week for that country’s International Energy Week. He arrived back in NZ before promptly taking off for Australia for a mining conference this week.Jones said there was interest in the coalition government’s moves to encourage oil and gas exploration as Singapore was seeking energy security and was lookin...

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