24270 (2026). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 15 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24270 (2026)
Question asked:	01 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	09 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24270_2026
Document guid:	443a01cf-9a1f-4645-9d7e-585612dd391e

24270 (2026). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Internal Affairs: In its risk analysis, what did Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Fuel Planning Group assume was the most likely scenario for the current fuel crisis?

Hon Brooke van Velden: As the Minister of Internal Affairs, I am advised that Fire and Emergency New Zealand assumed the most likely scenario for the current fuel crisis would be domestic pump price volatility with localised and short-term distribution issues due to isolated stock shortages.