
Nicola Willis: How petrol will be prioritised in worst-case scenarios
Mar 14, 2026
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Nicola Willis: How petrol will be prioritised in worst-case scenarios
Finance minister Nicola Willis spoke to Q+A about how the war in Iran and unfolding fuel crisis could affect New Zealand in worst case scenarios, including if there are widespread cancellations of deliveries on force majeure grounds. She discussed how the government is considering prioritisation if that happens.
She also discussed other scenarios in which there’s a much longer term issue with higher prices, and what that will mean for the wider economic position for the country.
How CEOs are preparing for Iran war fallout
Q+A canvassed a group of CEOs for a business insight into how they’re preparing their companies in case the fallout from the Iran war gets worse. We spoke to Port of Auckland CEO Roger Gray, Mainfreight Managing Director Don Braid, and Ballance Agri-Nutrients CEO Kelvin Wickham.
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Q+A reporter Whena Owen goes to Wairoa where the district is facing an acute shortage of rest home places, after the last facility closed due to damage from Cyclone Gabrielle. But is help now on the way?
How drones have taken over the “kill zone” in Ukraine
Drones and other unmanned weapons systems have never been more effective on the battlefields of Ukraine, making the concept of front lines non-existent. Instead, a kilometres-wide area now sits between the two armies, where humans are constantly at risk of being targeted.
Brigadier Stuart Nasse describes it as being like “the opening scene of Terminator 2”, and says the way war is waged has changed radically. He leads the multinational coalition on drones supporting Ukraine, and was in New Zealand to speak at the Centre for Strategic Studies.
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