What data, if any, from historical offshore oil and gas surveys does the government have access to?

Answer

Data aquired under permit and through government funded acquisition programmes is available publicy via the Geodata Catalogue on the New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals Website. Data submitted under regulation is released publicly under timeframes set out in Section 90 of the Crown Minerals Act. Data relates to activites including surveys, drilling and technical reports. MBIE holds over 2 Petabytes of data in this collection (includes petroleum, mineral and coal related exploration output). For more information and to visit the catalogue navigate to the following website. https://www.nzpam.govt.nz/maps-geoscience/geodata-catalogue.