Sunday, 24 April, 2022 - 20:19The public meeting in Whangarei today was attended by approximately 250 people. Chris doesn’t have a voice that’s working today so his address will be given by Jason Jobsis. ---Speech by Social Credit Party Leader, Chris Leitch to the Don’t Destroy the Refinery public meeting, Sunday April 24th at the Forum North complex, WhangareiThe decision to close the Marsden Point oil refinery is nothing more nor less than one driven by profit. New Zealand’s fuel supply is not something, like magazines or newspapers, that we have any choice over. At least with the refinery operational we could refine our own Taranaki oil - albeit less efficiently than normal crude.

Source: Stuff April 24, 2022 08:15 UTC