The Government has put an emphasis on exploiting New Zealand's oil and gas potential in its Energy Strategy announced this morning, and is proposing changes to the industry's exploration permit regime.

Wet weather, intense retail competition and the late commissioning of new peaking plant....

Shell has joined the hunt for oil in the Great South Basin and is ready for any protest action that may target new exploration.

Developing greater access to irrigation is critical to our economic prosperity and the private sector will likely play a big part.