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The Sunday Panel: Should the Government intervene in the looming fuel crisis?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 12:31pm
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The Sunday Panel: Should the Government intervene in the looming fuel crisis?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 12:31pm

This week on the Sunday Panel, journalist, TV producer and commentator Irene Gardiner and partner at Freebairn and Hehir lawyers, Liam Hehir, joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! 

Ocean and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones is proposing rules that would remove minimum legal-size limits for commercial fishers across popular fish species like snapper and trevally. This has sparked some outrage - what do we make of this? 

The Middle East conflict is continuing to drive up fuel prices, and more people are using public transport. Should the Government intervene? And if they should, how should they? 

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