Christopher Luxon attempts to remove foot from mouth

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And what has this non sequitur to do with the topic?

Just saying Taranaki had a $30billion industry that employed lots of people.  it disappeared virtually overnight.

Are we talking about oil and gas exploration?  Good riddance to it I say, far better ways to build an economy for the future...

and from what I read, it wasn't a $30billion industry - it was a maybe/potential  $30billion industry - a big difference.    they estimated $30billion in value lost by 2050 if it prospered, so approx $1billion dollars per year over the next 30 years.  Never would have lasted that long imho...