I love that we, here in AoNZ, have a very chill government. So chill that they do not care at all. 😊
Thanks for those who voted for these wonderful numpties. Well done!

#NZpol #fuelcrisis #war #OneTermGovernment

Last week: secured until mid-April.

This week: secured "well into" May.

I have moved my bone to a slightly bigger hole.

This is not a solution.

This is a bigger hole.

— Goldie 🐾

#FuelCrisis #AusPol

Range anxiety: the reality of owning an EV Commuting? Amazing. Maintenance? A breeze. Road trips? Hmmmm.

Range anxiety: the reality of owning an EV - thespinoff.co.nz/society/04-04-2026/range...

#NZPol #NZ #NewZealand #transport #FuelCrisis

thefutureisrail.org/addressing-truck-subsidi... - thefutureisrail.org/addressing-truck-subsidi...

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The world’s fuel situation is becoming clear, and it’s beginning to feel a lot like early 2020, where an incoming crisis is looming on the horizon. America’s war in Iran has resulted in a drastic cut in fossil fuel supply from the Middle East. And even if everything opened up tomorrow, the supply disruption is so large that the ‘air pocket’ of delivery will still hit us. It’s perhaps best demonstrated by this map of analysis done by JP Morgan, which says our currently guaranteed deliveries stop by 20 April: Regardless of what happens with the war, significant damage to fossil-fuel infrastructure means that the disruption is going to last a lot longer – years and years. And the time to start dealing with it is **now**. Not when fuel supplies start to run out, but right now. The good news is Auckland Council already has the blueprint to reduce our fuel use in transport. It’s called the **Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway**. Because, lo and behold, it turns out what is required to rapidly reduce fossil fuel use in transport, is an exact mirror of the measures needed to rapidly reduce the emissions that cause climate change. * * * #### What is the Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway? The Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway, or TERP, is a plan of practical steps Auckland should take to rapidly reduce emissions, and therefore reduce fuel usage, of transport in our region. It was approved by Auckland Council in 2022. We covered it extensively here, but the thrust of the TERP is 11 key steps: 1. Supercharge walking and cycling 2. Massively increase public transport patronage 3. Prioritise and resource sustainable transport 4. Reduce travel where possible and appropriate 5. Safe, low-traffic neighbourhoods for people 6. Build up, not out 7. Electrify private vehicles 8. Enable new transport devices 9. Low-emissions public transport 10. Efficient freight and services 11. Empower Aucklanders to make sustainable transport choices Unfortunately, in the last few years, action on the TERP has been severely inadequate. * * * #### Sounds great. So what’s stopping us? Leadership. Both politically, and institutionally. **Central Government,** made up of National, NZ First, and ACT, has been following Simeon Brown’s extremely ideological 2024 Government Policy Statement on Land Transport, which slashed funding for walking and cycling and reduced funding for public transport, to funnel money into a few gold-plated state highways. Basically the opposite of TERP. Despite numerous opportunities to change course, including the current crisis, they have so far refused to do so. **Auckland Council,** led by Mayor Wayne Brown, has a wide spectrum of political views – some excellent, some ambivalent, and some who simply do not like the idea of prioritising walking, cycling, and public transport, even to bring them up to basic parity with the investment in driving. **Auckland Transport** has suffered from institutional stagnation, where a few senior decision-makers and middle managers (aka the ‘layer of clay’) have managed to ignore and/or delay well-supported strategies and plans designed to free Aucklanders from car dependency – and fossil fuels. The thing is, in a crisis, everything can change. No one can now claim it is too expensive, too difficult, or a ‘nice to have’ to reduce fossil fuel use in transport. Because this fuel crisis is a burning platform, and change is coming whether we like it or not. And people already appear to be seeking out other options, and they deserve support for doing their part. So we’re lucky we have positive options, in the form of an approved plan that lays out the way ahead. Now’s the time where we see the mettle of our leaders. And if they refuse to take action, then we must demand it. * * * #### What needs to happen now Many of the larger actions are beyond the power of Council to deliver rapidly. For example, electrification of the light vehicle fleet (aka cars) – we understand the demand for EVs has been so strong, many places are sold out and now waiting deliveries from overseas. But for true change, you would need central government resources and changes, such as bringing back the Clean Car Discount scheme. So what **_can_** we, as in Council and Auckland Transport, do urgently? The first three actions of TERP tell us. **1. Supercharge Walking and Cycling** Auckland Council and Auckland Transport can urgently initiate the delivery of “pop-up” cycleways, to complete the strategic cycleway network. They can do this at low cost, using the same measures as many cities around the world did directly in the early COVID response. As with 2020, the trick will be to focus on the routes that provide access for essential workers, to essential services, and that create access that doesn’t currently exist. Hospitals and medical services, the food distribution network, major factories, schools. The legal tools are there. Reshaping Streets legislation allows for ‘trials’ to pilot street changes and /or manage traffic. With four weeks notice, AT and Council can deliver significant changes that will give people safe options for replacing car trips with walking and cycling. A lane on the Harbour Bridge, and other motorway-adjacent access, is in the hands of Waka Kotahi/ NZTA, but is something Council can absolutely advocate for. Likewise with actions to reverse the blanket speed limit increases from Simeon Browns 2024 Speed Rule, to return to safer urban 30km/h limits. **2. Massively increase public transport patronage** Auckland’s bus network has seen enormous improvements over the last few decades. We have more than enough of a foundation to significantly ramp up the frequency of bus routes across our city, so it’s as simple to catch a bus as to jump in the car. And not just at peak times, but all day long – giving a real alternative to driving for _non_ -commuter trips, which make up the vast majority of trips that people currently use cars for. We need to see the frequency ramped up as soon as possible, and services expanded where gaps are found. Cutting the current cost of fares will increase patronage, and for certain groups where cost is a big barrier such as under 25s or Community Service Card holders, it makes sense for travel to be free. (Just as it currently is for Gold Card holders off-peak. Fair’s fair!) Auckland Transport and Auckland Council have the ability to manage this – but central government must provide the funding and resources, as it has far more capacity and ability to do so. **3. Prioritise and resource sustainable transport** To deliver both of the programmes above, sustainable transport needs to be _prioritised_ as well as resourced. The quickest, cheapest, and **only** way to realistically deliver this stuff, is to more effectively use street space that’s currently allocated to vehicles – whether as driving lanes, or for on-street parking. What does this mean? It means bus lanes can be rolled out on all arterials and along important bus routes, and should be 24/7 to ensure reliability of services at all times. And it means pop-up cycleways can quickly transform kerbside space into efficient lanes that can move people safely and easily without using petrol. (Note that police have already advised people to “park strategically“, storing their cars in driveways and garages to guard against fuel theft – so this is a logical win-win.) * * * #### Bring a vision and clarity Underpinning all of these moves, it’s time to actively **Empower Aucklanders to make sustainable transport choices.** This is the time for strong, clear narratives that outline and communicate the vision and the need to do this. Quick and creative change will be needed to deal what looks to be coming our way, and communities deserve to be on board. Just as we’ve risen to the challenge in previous emergencies, we should be actively supported to do so again. And then, as we look further ahead to the medium-to-long term, we can keep going and implement the other actions of the TERP. Electrification of our transport system will underpin our long-term resilience against fossil fuels, reduce our emissions to combat climate change, and create neighbourhoods that support us to live healthy lives no matter the global weather. * * * #### Take Action All of this is possible, and realistic, and doable. **And necessary.** We have the plan, the means, and the smarts to deal with the crisis ahead of us. It just requires our leaders to have courage in this moment – and if they are slow to find their voices, we must raise ours. Because if we don’t, we’ll get the alternative – a messy, hard, damaging and unjust transition. We will all suffer, and the most vulnerable people in our society will suffer the most. Conversely, if together we can take the steps to get off fossil fuels, not only will we get through this shock, but we will permanently reduce the cost of living, reduce our emissions to fight climate change, and create resilience to get us through the next crisis. If you want to help, reach out to your local MP and Councillor, and ask them to push for the urgent changes we need. * Find out who your MP is here. * And Councillors here. So let’s get on with it. Because action inspires hope! * * * **_Greater Auckland’s work is made possible by generous donations from our readers and fans.__We’re now a registered charity, so your donations are tax-deductible. If you’d like to support our work, you canjoin our circle of supporters here._** ##### **Share this**

We already have a plan for the fuel crisis - www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/04/07/we-already-ha...

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New forecasts suggest that sustained oil prices above $𝟭𝟭𝟬 could trim 𝟬.𝟱% off the UK’s projected 𝗚𝗗𝗣 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 for 2026, as disposable income is swallowed by transport and heating costs!
#EnergyCrisis #FuelCrisis #CostofLivingCrisis

Fuel duty is 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 until 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - But 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of UK motorists are wondering why their 𝗣𝗠, #KeirStarmer, appears 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 to extend it?

#FuelCrisis #CostOfLivingCrisis #IranCrisis

Cool cool cool. This looks like an *excellent* user of Aotearoa's rapidly dwindling fossil fuel supply.

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
#NZPol #Kikorangi
#FuelCrisis

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Pakistan initiates digital payouts to transport sector to counter fuel shock Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government has started to distribute relief funds to public transport and freight operators through digital wallets, as it seeks to cushion the impact of sharply rising fuel costs.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government has started to distribute relief funds to public transport and freight operators through digital wallets, as it seeks to cushion the impact of… Bne IntelliNews #Pakistan #DigitalPayments #FuelCrisis #PublicTransport #EconomicRelief

RE: #FuelCrisis - Over 𝟱𝟬% of the price paid at the pump consists of 𝘍𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘺 (currently 52.95p) and 𝘝𝘈𝘛 (𝟮𝟬%), making the 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 the 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 beneficiary of rising prices even as citizens suffer.

Police bust 'antisocial road user event' outside Palmerston North Two police cars were damaged by projectiles thrown from the crowd at an "antisocial road user event" in the rural outskirts of Palmerston North.

Can #NZpolice add an additional charge to their infringement notices of "Idiocy during a #FuelCrisis"? So-called #BoyRacers and their mass events would qualify, right?
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Why Petrol Prices In Pakistan Are Spiralling Out Of Control Pakistan’s fuel price crisis is not merely a result of global shocks, but a predictable outcome of structural fragility and weak state capacity

Surging fuel costs reflect structural fragility, import dependence, and policy gaps, making long-term energy reform critical for Pakistan.
By Sakib Berjees

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/04-Apr-2026/...

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Petrol at $3+, diesel stocks at 18 days, and not one party has an EV charging infrastructure plan. National offers loans with no grid behind them. ACT says nothing. Greens have nothing but more trains. Energy security isn’t a subsidy problem — it’s an infrastructure problem. #nzpol #EV #fuelcrisis

Why did NZ First cancel country’s public diesel reserves? NZ First have been busy sowing disinformation. So why don’t they take responsibility for cancelling a decision to stock public diesel reserves and increase duration?

Why did NZ First cancel country’s public diesel reserves? -MountainTui
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While our 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 neighbours are busy rolling out emergency consumption targets and fuel subsidies, the silence emanating from the 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 Government is, quite frankly, 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴! #FuelCrisis

Why Petrol Prices In Pakistan Are Spiralling Out Of Control Pakistan’s fuel price crisis is not merely a result of global shocks, but a predictable outcome of structural fragility and weak state capacity

Pakistan’s petrol crisis highlights weak state capacity, rising global oil prices, and the urgent need for energy sector reforms.
By Sakib Berjees

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Pakistan’s Economy: Higher Inflation And Stagnation Amid Sharp Oil Price Surge Pakistan faces a critical juncture as soaring fuel prices and fiscal pressures risk turning a fragile recovery into entrenched stagflation unless immediate

Pakistan faces soaring fuel prices, inflation surge, and economic strain as global energy shocks hit households and industries.
By Yousuf Nazar

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Apr-2026/...

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An anecdotal observation about the #fuelcrisis and free PT in Victoria is that the #Melbourne CBD seems a whole lot busier lately. Sure Easter is a part of it, but so is the choice of activity. A suburban family outing is more likely to be to the city now than it was 6 weeks ago. #auspol

Fuel demand stays high, as farmers urge supermarkets to pay more for fresh produce The effects of Australia's fuel shortage are beginning to compound for farmers, who have called on supermarkets to help relieve the pressure, while the government is urging consumers not to panic buy.

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Trump wants the world to buy more US oil. He might regret it. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to export more oil to make up for Iran war-induced supply crunches.

#Conman Trump wants the world to buy more U.S. oil to paper over the Iran war mess—but there’s a catch: higher domestic gas prices, refinery mismatches, and global supply gaps mean he could tank the economy while pretending to “help” allies. #OilDisaster #FuelCrisis www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Q: Do 𝗬𝗢𝗨 think he will? Or do 𝗬𝗢𝗨 think he'll just hold 𝘈𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 meeting, and enjoy some 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 etc? 😂🤣

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Yank-Zionist collaborator Anthony Albanese the PM for Terrorist #Israel and the #USA a predatory republic, was the first world leader (moron) to publicly endorse the US-Israeli illegal military action against #Iran.

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A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia

Voices around the world from people suffering from the #FuelCrisis.

We need a massive expansion of #Renewables.

Communities should be able to generate their own energy.

We have solutions.

Pakistan hikes petrol by 43 per cent and diesel by 55 per cent as fuel prices surge - Yes Punjab News Pakistan raises petrol by 43% and diesel by 55%, announces subsidies for transport, farmers, and two-wheeler users amid economic measures.

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For thirty years no one picked up a wrench.

This week someone did.

Taroom Trough.

Proven oil.

Fast-tracked. Queensland.

Ready in 2028.

Reserves run to mid-April.

I am a dog and even I know the numbers don't add up.

Plant the tree anyway.

— Goldie 🐾
#auspol #FuelCrisis #GoldiesBorks

How the ripple effects of the fuel crisis are hurting small-town Australians In one community, the effects of the fuel crisis are not always where you would think.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04... #FuelCrisis #Hormuz

I'm sure the #FuelCrisis has only increased the pressure on Thailand to act against Terrorist #Israel it's Jews—Israelis—Zionists (semantics) with their entitlement running amok, upsetting Thai, and other tourists alike.

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