Associate Transport Minister Julie-Anne Genter says banning petrol-fuelled cars was never her plan.
Documents show she instructed officials to investigate banning imports of the vehicles by 2035.
Genter says they were directed to investigate a whole range of policies and the 2035 ban proposal was axed pretty early on.
She says New Zealand needs to play catch-up before introducing a ban - which is the goal of the Government's clean car standards and discount.
Comedian and Broadcaster Dean Butler joins The Weekend Collective's panel to discuss this, along with the big issues making the news headlines.
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