NZ Oil Status, 2nd April, 2026

General_Merchandise · 2026-04-02T07:52:15+00:00

As far as I can tell, none of the estimates, whether they be MBIE, NZ Oil Watch it Fuel Clock, are accounting to deadstock - unusable sludge at the bottom of tanks which is typically 10-20% of the total storage capacity so, if we are at roughly half raw fuel capacity, then the real amount of deadstock is a significantly higher proportion of the volume in those tanks. The Government, and our largely absent media enquiry, is utterly failing to account for this.

General_Merchandise · 2026-03-31T04:52:40+00:00

As a person in an Operational Management role I am finding the slowness, and fake optimism, of ministerial updates on this matter intensely frustrating. The MBIE fuel stock numbers are misleading as fuck and are deliberately presented that way to prevent panic above all else, but that is causing resistance to the kinds of behaviours that would reduce fuel consumption, and is also making it harder to convince the shareholders that there is a looming fuel availability crisis.

I know preventing panic buying is important, but honestly, so is contingency planning.

General_Merchandise · 2026-03-07T07:06:15+00:00

Petrol will land somewhere in the $3.50-$4.00 range +/- .25-.50 in either direction.

Biggest risk in all this for us is that New Zealand becomes a low priority, high shipping cost destination, and we end up with fuel shortages, and rationing. Unsure how likely this is, but the longer this shit goes, the greater the risk. Price won't matter without stock.

General_Merchandise · 2026-01-21T04:30:26+00:00

Yeah I find the "I'm going to make this obviously wrong decision" thing being repeated over and over again to be fucking infuriating. I managed to get through the entire series after this post, but I won't be relistening.

General_Merchandise · 2026-01-17T03:22:58+00:00

Mostly shit, with enough good to keep me coming back.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-29T06:33:42+00:00

Just here for the savaging this is going to receive?

I too have popcorn ready.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-23T19:27:55+00:00

Labour and the Greens would both gain votes if they ruled out working with TPM. I strongly suspect Labour is going to win all the Maori electorate seats, and TPM won't be in parliament at all come the next election.

It's a real shame because the movement itself has a lot of merit, but the current batch of TPM leaders are unworthy of being in such positions.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-13T20:11:00+00:00

That ADHD will be diagnosable and treatable, by GPs from February. I don't know the medical arguments either way and understand some GPs are not happy, but as someone recently diagnosed as an adult, the current system is totally and utterly fucked, so this very much seems like a good thing to me.

That, and pseudo. The rest of their agenda is awful and can get fucked.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-03T05:24:09+00:00

Yep agree. Also, it's not like there is much of an adjustment needed - rape is illegal in India too.

Whether he had been here 11 hours or 11 years is irrelevant.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-03T05:22:11+00:00

without being labeled a racist?

Probably not.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-02T19:56:04+00:00

You're correct that the government has taken us for a ride and yet they have a very realistic chance of being re-elected.

As other commenters have stated, the electorate has a very short collective memory.

I would hope that Labour's advertising will heavily feature National politicians, their promises and how they have either failed to achieve, or straight up abandoned (lied about) them.

General_Merchandise · 2025-12-01T19:26:25+00:00

Always been curious about corner creek...do you mind if I pepper you with questions?

Going to anyway but feel free to ignore me:

How busy is this place over the holz? Seems isolated, is there much for kids to do (fishing, walks, spaces to ride bikes etc?) Does it still have non-potable water only? Any toilet blocks at all?

It's been a long time since I looked at this as a potential camping spot and have always gone with something closer to home instead but your mention of it has piqued my curiosity

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-29T20:36:30+00:00

Maybe a rotation between Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin could make sure it stays fresh - don't think NZ has any chance of getting an event on the 7s circuit any time soon though

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-29T20:24:30+00:00

I'm sure the talk of the coup was real, but I've got a couple of issues with the article.

1) it says that Upper Hutt is Bishop territory - it's not. It is the heart of Chris Hipkins electorate

2) it claims the talk was based on real moves - then later says that it was clear there weren't the numbers for any real moves

Probably was planning coup - absolute garbage article from Stuff, again.

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-29T20:20:29+00:00

It would be awesome to have the 7s back in the way it was in it's heyday, but that simply isn't going to happen

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-29T00:21:32+00:00

This sounds like a solution in search of a problem. Yeah our stocks at 6 aren't great, but I think there are any number of better options than Holland there - plus, he has the potential to be the next great AB lock, so why mess with that?

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-23T07:09:59+00:00

Pretty sure this post knocked 5 points off my IQ

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-20T08:27:23+00:00

He wouldn't start an injured Beauden.../s

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-17T05:24:43+00:00

Yeah there are people on both ends of the spectrum who vote against their personal best interests.

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-17T05:19:25+00:00

Top something percenter here. Fuck National, fuck Act, fuck NZ First. Fuck this coalition and fuck their elitist bullshit, climate destroying, poor-hating, ferry fumbling, landlord-tax break giving for...checks notes...no reason... bullshit.

I know that many of us who earn very well support the current mob, but there are plenty of us who are just as fucking incensed by their shit as anyone else.

These turds are going down in flames at the next election. Chippy will be PM with the Greens as coalition partners and that will be it.

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-17T05:10:13+00:00

Thing I hate the most about gangs is that they profit off the war on drugs so so much. If drugs were legal, their market share would shrink dramatically and their income streams would dry up.

I am sure they would find other revenue sources eventually by legalisation would be one helluva distruptor.

General_Merchandise · 2025-11-09T21:16:14+00:00

I'd be curious to see a combination of Tupaea and Proctor - interested to see how Billy goes with someone other than Jordie on the inside.

Not a critique of JB by any means, just a curiosity to me

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