Auckland's fuel supply vulnerability is well known, and serious123RF Virtually all of Auckland's fuel supply comes from a single ten inch pipe. A 2012 report into New Zealand's fuel security identified the risks posed by the fuel pipeline, and warned that if it were taken out of action for nine days, around 17 per cent of normal demand "cannot be met". "This shortfall could be minimised if consumers deferred demand until [pipeline] supply was re-established, for example, by running down their tanks." It may even get people to address what would happen if there was a long term hit to the fuel supply into Auckland - the implications for the economy are massive. But apart from a few extra storage tanks, virtually nothing has been done about a well signalled weakness in Auckland's fuel supply.

Source: Stuff September 17, 2017 04:18 UTC