Government rejects Gigablue's bid for marine carbon research
The government has turned down an international start-up request for law changes so it could carry out controversial marine carbon research in New Zealand waters. Gigablue's future in New Zealand is now uncertain, after telling officials it would be forced to stop operating here if it didn't get its way. But government ministers were unswayed after officials told them there was minimal evidence the company's idea worked or that it was environmentally safe. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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