Jenée TibshraenyWellington Business Editor·NZ Herald·14 May, 2026 03:11 AM4 mins to read‌Gas production from Māui, off the coast of Taranaki, is expected to stop by the end of the year. Gas production from Māui, off the coast of Taranaki, is expected to stop by the end of the year. New Zealand’s gas reserves are continuing to fall more quickly than expected.Reserves fell by 11.5% in the year to January, due to producers revising down their estimates of the amount of remaining gas in the country.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) largely attributed the revision to