This page details New Zealand’s petroleum reserves. It has been compiled using annual summary reports submitted by permit holders.

Our fuel supply resilience remains critical to business operations across the economy and to social connections. The Government works closely with the fuel sector to ensure the fuel supply chain in New Zealand can manage domestic or international disruptions.

The Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) Programme is part of a suite of government initiatives to lift people out of energy hardship.

Minister for Resources Shane Jones has launched New Zealand’s national Minerals Strategy and Critical Minerals List, documents that lay a strategic and enduring path for the mineral sector, with the aim of doubling exports to $3 billion by 2035.

Gas distributors may need to apply for gas operator status to perform certain activities in some areas.

The Government has developed a Resource Strategy for minerals and petroleum.

Between 2020 and 2023, the Government undertook a review of the Crown Minerals Act 1991.

This page provides an overview of current and closed consultations and reviews on energy sector issues.

We model future energy supply and demand, and produce a range of useful energy and natural resources data and publications.

The Government proposes creating a clear regulatory landscape for CCUS that provides a level playing field for this technology.