{"id":77117,"date":"2026-05-12T15:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=77117"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:16:37","slug":"coalition-govt-continues-pig-headed-commitment-to-lng-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/coalition-govt-continues-pig-headed-commitment-to-lng-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition Govt continues pig-headed commitment to LNG terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday, it was reported that the government had another look at the proposed LNG terminal in the last week of April, in the context of ongoing global instability and high LNG prices, but decided to press ahead with the project.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa says the Government\u2019s continued commitment to the LNG terminal is \u201cpig-headed\u201d, warning it would lock New Zealand into expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports when cheaper, homegrown renewable alternatives are available.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe Coalition Government is outright ignoring all the obvious warning signs they need to walk away from this LNG terminal. It is truly a pig-headed decision to continue to support the LNG terminal despite expert report after expert report warning against it,\u201d says Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cDespite another global gas price shock, they are still planning to burn billions of dollars on a widely discredited project that clearly puts the profits of the oil and gas industry ahead of the cost of living and climate crisis New Zealanders are grappling with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis project is clearly being driven by blind political loyalty to the fossil fuel industry rather than sound economics or climate science.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>A subsidiary of Greymouth Petroleum \u2013 one of the country\u2019s largest oil and gas companies \u2013 donated <a href=\"https:\/\/elections.nz\/democracy-in-nz\/political-parties-in-new-zealand\/donations-exceeding-20000\">$100,000 <\/a>to each Coalition party in February this year.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe Government should be investing in renewable energy like rooftop solar that actually reduces power bills and pollution, not locking us into expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports,\u201d says Toop.<\/p>\n\n<p>Independent analysis from the New Zealand Green Building Council estimates that importing LNG via a terminal could cost $5.9 billion to $8.3 billion over 15 years if fully utilised, while the same energy needs could be met for around $2.5 billion through rooftop solar and heat pump hot water systems.<\/p>\n\n<p>The OECD has also recently warned that the LNG proposal risks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/business\/594574\/oecd-report-suggests-raft-of-reforms-to-help-new-zealand-economyrisked\">locking in fossil dependence<\/a> in New Zealand and recommended investment in renewable generation such as pumped hydro and biomass instead. Despite the international renown of the OECD, the Prime Minister called the report\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/political\/594954\/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-government-s-lng-plans-load-of-rubbish\">\u201ca load of rubbish\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-65568 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-choose-clean-energy-future\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/b684e0fe-gp0su1t4w_medium-res-1200px-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/b684e0fe-gp0su1t4w_medium-res-1200px-600x400.jpg 600w, 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