Every country in our supply chain has declared an emergency – NZ just launched an ad campaign
By Nathan Surendran, Substack
I watched Nicola Willis announce, at a press conference convened to address the worst oil shock in history, that the government’s Phase 1 action is an EECA ad campaign at fuelsavingtips.govt.nz. I checked. The Onion already did this.

30,000 extra cycling trips in two weeks as Christchurch ditches cars for fuel crisis
By Elsie Williams, The Press
Christchurch recorded more than 30,000 extra cycling trips over two weeks as fuel prices remain above $3 per litre.

Widening political gap deepens cracks in NZ climate consensus

By Sam Crawley, Newsroom
Comment: Over the past 20 years, Kiwis’ belief in climate change has strengthened and preferences for government action have increased along with it. But there are now signs that support for climate policies may be weakening.

Start-up asked for regulation changes to allow controversial marine carbon storage
By Kate Newton, RNZ
An international start-up has been pushing for regulation changes to allow it to carry out controversial marine carbon storage in New Zealand waters.

LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?

By Jen Purdie, The Conversation
As the escalating US-Israel war on Iran drives a global fuel supply crisis, New Zealand is eyeing two major – and very different – projects aimed at bolstering its long-term energy security.

How heavily fuel-reliant Pacific Islands are handling the Iran war crisis
By Christina Persico, RNZ
Pacific Island countries, which primarily rely on oil to meet their energy needs, are starting to feel the effects of the United States and Israel's war on Iran.

A 10-point plan for cutting fossil-fuel dependency (paywalled)

By Simon Wilson, The New Zealand Listener
OPINION: In 2021, when King Charles was still the Prince of Wales, he told the COP26 conference in Glasgow that climate action should be put on “what might be called a war-like footing”.

Strait of Hormuz – A renewable inflection point?

New Zealand Energy, Substack
In the wake of the Middle East conflict, there is a narrative is picking up momentum, this is the wake-up call New Zealand needed to accelerate electrification. To buy that EV and to build more wind and solar. We need to reduce our exposure to imported liquid fuels.

War has put 'bazooka' through govt's LNG plan - gentailer CEO

By Giles Dexter of RNZ
The Energy Minister is expressing confidence in the government's plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, even as the Prime Minister says it will not go ahead if the business case does not stack up.

Insurance Council of New Zealand says insights from global reinsurers reinforce message that 'catastrophe risk is increasing in scale and complexity' as it renews call for faster action to keep insurance accessible, protect communities

By Mandy Te, interest.co.nz
The Insurance Council of New Zealand, a lobby group for general insurers, is renewing its calls for faster action on New Zealand's resilience, as insights from global reinsurers reinforce a clear message: risk from catastrophes is increasing in scale and complexity.