A Taranaki farmer says if the government wants to plug an 'orphaned' oil well on his property it can pay for the work itself or stay off his land.
A report obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act outlines plans to plug the country's 36 most at risk 'orphaned wells' - but also spells out that the Government accepts no legal liability for the wells or the cost of their remediation.
RNZ Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
