$1 billion Energy Sovereignty fund
What it actually does
A $1 billion fund and national energy independence plan, with a Māori energy workforce and industry, more rural energy capability and public-interest regulation of the energy system.
Source: maoriparty.org.nz · 2026-10
The Trump take
“Energy independence, I love that phrase, I said it first. But a billion dollars and no oil? That's not energy dominance, that's energy... something else.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
Public-interest regulation of the energy market
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Dislikes it
Big government
Big new state fund
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Dislikes it
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