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It's not often that I watch a news interview and sit there going: yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. This 12 minute interview by Jack Tame, with ReWiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey, is superb (video below). It's exactly the kind of thinking we need, to present…
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My basic position at the moment is a kind of contortion of trust in god and tie up your camel. We might get lucky and the worst that happens is the US/Israeli war against Iran ends but we have to tighten our belts this year…
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The one-sidedness of David Seymour’s regulatory framework is on full display again in his call for regulatory feedback on how to boost our fuel resilience. He really wants to hear from you, I kid you not. But he’s clearly only looking at one side of…
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This guide from Wise Response was originally published the 20th March. At the time of writing, New Zealand has roughly 20 to 27 days of physical onshore fuel stocks. We import 100% of our refined fuel. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has already triggered Force…
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A rare moment of insight by Shane Jones today saying that the govt isn't Nostradamus & they can't forsee all scenarios. Good to see some reflection from the NZ First Deputy Leader, but two very important points here: The hypocrisy is rich after hate-mongering on…
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By now, many Kiwis are aware of the facts around the Marsden Point closure. 1. It was a decision by private shareholders, namely BP, Mobil and Z. 2. Labour did not close the refinery - it was a private decision 3. The refinery refined imported…
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NZH's livestream, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7ZrNPES4Y RNZ's write up of the press conference, Government reveals details of fuel crisis rationing plan - and who will be prioritised The government has fleshed out its National Fuel Plan, outlining rationing measures that would be taken if supplies start running dry.…
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The Government is currently in the process of weaking safety standards for workers. The method is the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill which is currently before the Education and Workforce select committee. The Bill is the brainchild of Brooke Van Velden and the…
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It was interesting this morning to read Richard Harmon's lead on Politick "What aren’t we being told about fuel supplies?" (paywalled). Essentially there was a private webinar briefing for top business CEOs on the fuel crisis by MBIE, the PM's office, and MFAT officials. Media…
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Under great fanfare, the Government has unveiled its tiny ultra-targeted fuel relief package for those who need it, except for those who may need it too and quite possibly even more, such as beneficiaries (incl. people receiver Super) and students. The logic might be that…
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This government has an appalling record of large scale business closures, which continue to damage the careers of thousands of New Zealand workers. Kitchen Things, Smith’s City, and Smith & Caugheys all died as part of the massive consumer confidence collapse within a recession that…
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The National Party is offering cash for access, in a move reminiscent of the UK Tories. For the grand price of $10,000 you can secure a table with Prime Minister Luxon. For the grand price of $8,000 you can have a table with Senior Cabinet…
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"I'd be happy to tell you what I meant, Jack" Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, plus Deputy Leader of the libertarian ACT Party was on Q&A with Jack Tame when asked about her now infamous statement that she felt NZ put "too high a value…
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Today it is anticipated that the Government will release the news about what it is going to do to help the poor among us already hurting from the Oil crisis. I predict there will be limited assistance to working families to deal with the carnage…
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Almost two weeks ago, New Zealand Foreign Minister and NZ First leader Winston Peters repeated a claim by Trump that the Iran-Israel/US war would be over "much more quickly than people realise." Trump had echoed a similar sentiment a day earlier, and both comments defied…
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As fossil fuel backed Atlas Network's motto goes, never waste a good crisis, whether real or perceived. And it is in this vein that NZ's Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced today that one of her government's top choices is to relax the rules around fuel…
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It's hard to be misunderstood, and perhaps there are no greater politicians that were unfairly maligned and attacked than Grant Robertson and Jacinda Ardern. Today I learned that during Covid, economic forecasts at the time predicted bond markets could dry up, business fail en masse…
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Resilience is the new buzzword in the cold face of a pending fuel crisis that threatens to derail the economy and life as we know it. Like well-trained neoliberal ideologues, the coalition Government wasn’t planning for an unmitigated disaster, like they had and still no…
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In absence of a concrete leadership plan from this government to address the impending oil supply crisis, this post is for us to simply note down what actions we are taking ourselves. When we act we decrease our anxiety. Japan has asked the Australian government…
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