This is the message from Cameron Madgwick, chief executive of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand, in reacting to the Labour/Green/NZ First decision to wind the industry down. “We flagged our interest as a party and as a government towards moving away from fossil fuels,” said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, surprised that the industry considered itself blindsided by the announcement. Apparently, the oil and gas industry just didn’t read the signs. If that’s how this government rolls -- ‘consulting’ via signs and signals, not direct contact -- then the dairy industry should be deeply concerned. Labour and the Greens have put up plenty of ‘signs’ that show how anti-dairying they are. Will dairy be next?
