Jamie GrayBusiness Reporter·NZ Herald·1 Sep, 2026 10:11 PM5 mins to readNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Wednesday, September 2, 2026. New Zealand’s per capita alcohol consumption has fallen to among the lowest in the OECD. Video / NZ HeraldMethanol producer and major gas user Methanex says it will sell its New Zealand gas entitlements and “indefinitely idle” its plant in Taranaki after 40 years of operation.
Methanex said it had struck a deal to sell substantially all of its New Zealand natural gas contractual entitlements, starting in the
