Fuel Crisis NZ: Diesel May Be Below Emergency Levels
If the Government’s numbers are six days old, what’s the real diesel level today? Te Pāti Māori say we may already be past the point they’re admitting.

If the Government’s numbers are six days old, what’s the real diesel level today? Te Pāti Māori say we may already be past the point they’re admitting.

If the fuel crisis gets worse, what exactly is the Government’s plan? Labour says Luxon still can’t answer the one question New Zealanders deserve answered.

Fuel shortages. Rising costs. Global war. Hipkins says we’re not ready — and that should worry everyone.

Trump’s war on Iran is colliding with New Zealand’s diesel vulnerability — and Shane Jones’ Marsden Point gamble suddenly looks catastrophic.

New Zealand could run out of diesel within weeks — and if that happens, the fallout may make Covid look like a rehearsal.

Alliance Party warns NZ fuel security is at risk, criticising reliance on foreign tankers and lack of a real energy plan.

How the Marsden Point refinery closure left NZ exposed as the Iran war drives petrol past $3/litre. What went wrong—and what comes next.

Escalating conflict between the US and Iran raises fears of a Strait of Hormuz closure that could disrupt global oil supply and threaten New Zealand’s fuel security.

The Iran war highlights New Zealand’s dangerous reliance on imported oil and the urgent need for electrification, EV adoption and renewable energy independence.