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Kōrero: Oil and gas

Sedimentary basins

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Sedimentary basins

This map shows the location of New Zealand’s sedimentary basins. It is in these areas that oil and gas are likely to be found. While oil and gas have been found in other basins, Taranaki is the only one yielding commercial quantities. It remains the primary focus of oil and gas exploration.

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New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals, Ministry for Economic Development

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Roger Gregg rāua ko Carl Walrond, Oil and gas – Oil and gas basins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/8915/sedimentary-basins (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Roger Gregg rāua ko Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.