Turns out those green shoots of recovery were really the dried snot of desperation after all
Turns out the “recovery” wasn’t growth — it was a sugar hit. And now the crash is coming.

Turns out the “recovery” wasn’t growth — it was a sugar hit. And now the crash is coming.

Five weeks in and Trump is threatening to blow up Iran’s infrastructure in a profanity-laced rant. This isn’t strategy — it’s a war spinning out of control.

Forty countries scrambling to fix a crisis — while blaming the wrong culprit. If you ignore how this started, you guarantee how it ends.

If the Iran war drags on for months, the real crisis won’t just be conflict — it will be fuel, supply chains, and an economy pushed to breaking point.

IEA chief warns Iran war energy shock is worse than the 1970s oil crisis, while Liam Dann’s optimism is called dangerously out of touch.

Trump’s Iran threats aren’t strength — they’re panic. As missile shortages loom, the real danger is what comes next.

Peace Action Wellington criticises Luxon for failing to condemn the Iran war as NZ aligns with US and Israel amid rising tensions.

New Zealand’s renewable grid and EV uptake mean it’s far better placed than the 1970s — and even Australia — to weather the Iran war oil shock

The Government says it’s preparing for a worst-case fuel crisis — but critics say it’s already too late.

Reducing NZ highway speed limits to 80 km/h would cut fuel use, lower emissions and improve road safety as fuel security risks grow.