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NZ govt gets tough on oil exploration in EEZ

THE New Zealand government will establish environmental regulations governing oil exploration in the country's exclusive economic zone and make a new Environmental Protection Authority responsible for enforcing those rules.

In announcing the move yesterday, Environment Minister Nick Smith said the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico reinforced the importance of the establishment of a new EPA and regulations for the...

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