18209 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 18 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	18209 (2026)
Question asked:	04 May 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon James Meager
Answer received:	12 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_18209_2026
Document guid:	fb9c8dfc-39c4-46b4-a995-3c1bf3f82768

18209 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport: Does the Minister expect Q2 2026 overseas ship visit figures to show a further decline given the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed from late February 2026 and Q1 data captures only approximately one month of disruption, and has the Ministry modelled scenarios for the impact on ship visits if the strait remains closed or substantially restricted through to the end of 2026?

Hon James Meager: No. The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment is the lead agency on fuel supplies. The Ministry of Transport has not undertaken any modelling to understand the impact of a prolonged closure of the Straits of Hormuz on overseas ship visits to New Zealand.