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No diesel, no power: why the global oil shock is hitting NZ’s small Pacific neighbours hard

By Sione Fanga Taufa, Associate Dean Pacific and Professional Teaching Fellow, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Small Pacific nations run on diesel, and the Middle East crisis is driving some to the brink. What can be done in the short and medium term?

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