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Regulator’s Update — March 2025
Welcome to this issue of the Regulator’s Update – a newsletter from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for permit holders and other people interested in the work of New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M).
Accessing recently drilled petroleum well summary information
Summary information on recently drilled petroleum wells is available through the Geodata Catalogue Map and the Geodata Catalogue on the New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZPAM) website.
Permit processing timeliness report: 1 October to 31 December 2024
In 2024, New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) introduced processing timeframes for minerals and petroleum applications received from 1 July 2024 and committed to publishing results quarterly on its performance against those timeframes.