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why the global oil shock is hitting NZ’s small Pacific neighbours hard

  • Written by Sione Fanga Taufa, Associate Dean Pacific and Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
why the global oil shock is hitting NZ’s small Pacific neighbours hardBen Strang/AFP via Getty Images

When Tuvalu recently moved to declare a state of emergency, it laid bare a major vulnerability long faced by New Zealand’s small and far-flung Pacific neighbours.

That is their heavy reliance on imported fuel – delivered through long and often fragile supply chains – to power electricity, transport...

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