The Environmental Protection Authority is under fire for not insisting that a leaking oil and gas well off the coast of Taranaki be formally abandoned and made safe.
The Kupe South-2 well has been leaking gas since 2018, but little has been done to fix the problem.
Climate Justice Taranaki says its owner - Beach Energy - should be forced to stop the leak rather than being given consents to drill new wells.
Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
