Drill baby drill: Iwi meet for groundbreaking geothermal plans
Resources Minister Shane Jones meets with iwi Māori to better harness an energy source deep beneath Aotearoa.
Te Mihi geothermal power station, near Taupō.
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The Government is eyeing a leap into supercritical geothermal energy, setting aside $60 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to drill exploratory wells up to twice the depth of traditional geothermal bores. This initiative could radically transform New Zealand's energy landscape.
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