The fuel crisis will test a LOT of long-held assumptions about transport, starting with demand & supply: NZ car travel is reportedly down by 20% already. 📉

Matt Lowrie looks at the government's response so far, and asks: what else should we be considering? www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/03/30/is-government-grasping-the-crisis-and-opportunities/
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The price mechanism is working at the moment to decrease demand (i.e. to lessen driving) but it will break down when fuel prices are reaching double figures or when supply stops altogether and unpleasant anarchy and looting start.
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