2 Sep 2025

Gas supply a slow-motion crisis - building industry boss

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 2 September 2025

It's a slow-motion energy crisis that could collapse vital supply chains and push construction costs up even further. That from the boss of the Building Industry Federation who is calling on the government to take gas supply from New Zealand's biggest user Methanex and redistribute it to local manufacturers. Building Industry Federation chief executive Julien Leys says it's controversial but necessary. He talks to Lisa Owen.