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Barry Soper: Could the Government have done more with their energy announcement?

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Publish Date
Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 5:13pm
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Barry Soper: Could the Government have done more with their energy announcement?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 5:13pm

More Government cash for the three Crown-controlled gentailers.

That's the biggest change to come from today's energy announcement - alongside plans for a new LNG import facility. 

Energy Minister Simon Watts says a report concluded sector players weren't confident they could ask the Government for money to fund new generation projects. 

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Sopers says the Government rejected plenty of other ideas on the table.

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