FUEL CRISIS
Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): The Energy insurance that NZ never bought
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Fuel disruption: Government attempts to shore up alternative supply to avoid ‘mad, frenzied rush’
1News: Short weeks and free transport – the fuel crisis responses NZ could copy
Henry Cooke (Post): Iran war: The key debate that will shape New Zealand’s fuel response (paywalled)
Adam Pearse (Herald): Fuel crisis: Why hasn’t the Govt moved to phase two of its fuel plan? (paywalled)
Charlotte Cook (RNZ): Where does New Zealand’s fuel come from and how does it get here?
Russell Palmer (RNZ): Fuel industry welcomes government’s moves to increase capacity, says it won’t help overnight
Richard Harman: The Beehive mood has changed (paywalled)
1News: No NZ fuel phase meeting amid Australia tax move, jet fuel dip
Justin Hu (1News): Scheduled 12c per litre petrol tax hike ‘unlikely’ to go ahead - PM
John MacDonald (Newstalk ZB): Is the PM missing his moment?
James Ball (1News): Why diesel now costs more than petrol
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you’ll get what you need (paywalled)
Dileepa Fonseka (BusinessDesk): Government signals new fuel stock push as April risk looms (paywalled)
Gordon Campbell: On The Government’s leadership failure on the fuel crisis
Herald: Christopher Luxon provides update as jet fuel drop may prompt alert level assessment, Australia cuts excise tax (paywalled)
RNZ: Latest figures show increase in national fuel stocks
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): NZ fuel update: More diesel arrives
RNZ: Advocacy group calls for prioritisation of food security amid fuel crisis
RNZ: Fuel crisis: Rural distributors forced to prioritse as certain ports introduce allocation rules
RNZ: Aviation sector urgently calls for specific crisis plan for jet fuel
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Iran war: No relief on the horizon as diesel hits $3.44, overtakes petrol price (paywalled)
Herald: Fuel stocks rise with more than 50 days currently in stock, including diesel
Jessica Hopkins (RNZ): Fuel crisis: Auckland mayor says government should promote public transport over driving
Brent Edwards (NBR): Government’s tone gets more serious as Iran conflict drags on (paywalled)
1News: No NZ fuel phase meeting amid Australia tax move, jet fuel dip
FUEL CRISIS: GOVT SUPPORT
Max Rashbrooke (Spinoff): The government’s fuel crisis package looks weaker with each passing day
Glenn McConnell (Stuff): These workers keep people alive, but the Government won’t pay them back for petrol
Kate Green (RNZ): Care workers’ unions take Health NZ to court over travel costs as petrol prices soar
FUEL CRISIS: LNG TERMINAL
Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Consider the LNG terminal idea killed
Emma Ricketts (Stuff): Iran could spell the end of the gas levy: Government changes messaging on LNG plan
Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): PM says he’ll make final call on LNG terminal, Energy Minister suggests not much has changed (paywalled)
Mandy Te (Interest): Question mark hangs over Government’s plans to build LNG import terminal
No Right Turn: Good riddance?
FUEL CRISIS: IMPACT ON INDUSTRY
Greg Ninness (Interest): Higher diesel prices pushing costs of construction work involving heavy machinery up
Wei Shao, Nick James and Tom Pullar-Strecker (Post): Diesel surge hits farmers and truckers hard (paywalled)
Rob Stock (Post): Running on empty: Diesel price spikes and other costs set to make funerals more expensive (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, ELECTION AND GOVERNMENT
Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Govt reviews Official Information Act costs as requests spike
Herald: Editorial – Can voters trust Chris Hipkins? His credibility has taken another blow (paywalled)
Herald: Labour warns Govt not to sign FTA with India yet as deal text allegedly contradicts public statements (paywalled)
Azaria Howell (Herald): Todd Stephenson writes to Judith Collins on ‘slow’ English-first rebrand rollout; Minister asks for cost advice
Harriet Laughton (Post): Green Party says sex work not reason candidate was rejected (paywalled)
Amber Allott (Press): Former Buller mayor announced as NZ First’s new West Coast-Tasman candidate (paywalled)
Carmel Sepuloni (Herald): Auckland jobs, housing and transport need long-term government plan (paywalled)
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