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New Zealand has joined the global hunt for hydrogen beneath our feet. On November 5, 2026, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced up to NZ$17.8 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund for an early stage programme to explore the country's natural and orange hydrogen resources (New Zealand Government, 2026). The money will support a drill site near Bluff in Southland and an investigation of a prospective natural hydrogen drilling location in the North Island,