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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Importing gas isn't great - but it has to happen
Description: Labour leader Chris Hipkins has fallen into the trap that I could very easily find myself falling into if I didn’t think a little bit more carefully about this plan by the Government to set-up a new shipping terminal in Taranaki to import liquified natural gas. This is the gas that’s needed to generate power, alongside the other ways we generate power in this country - hydro, coal and wind. It’s going to cost somewhere north of $1 billion, and the Government reckons it will be up-and-running in one-to-two years’ time. I think...