Dom Kalasih: Transporting New Zealand interim chief executive on the Government's bid to increase diesel reserves

Transporting New Zealand is in favour of boosting diesel reserves.

Resource Minister Shane Jones is asking for feedback on increasing the minimum diesel stockholding obligation of 21 days - to 28. 

Transporting New Zealand interim chief executive, Dom Kalasih, says a strong diesel supply is an important thing to have.

He explains more diesel will increase the resilience of our domestic supply chain.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The governor appears to be worried about the country's diesel reserves. Currently, importers,
at least from the start of next year, will have
to hold a minimum of twenty one day's worth of diesel,
but Shane Jones, the Resource Minister, now wants that increased
to twenty eight days. Transporting. New Zealand Interim Chief Executive
Don Calassie is with us.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Now, hey, Dom, good evening, Heather.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
It's obviously not the only fuel that we store in
the country, So why are they're worried about diesel?

Speaker 2 (00:26):
I think Shane Jones' point is that given diesels and
needs of trucks that get all the goods and freights
of people when they need it, that it's the most
important thing to have.

Speaker 1 (00:36):
Okay, So if we bumped it up from three weeks
to four weeks, would we have the storage capacity?

Speaker 2 (00:43):
Look, I believe the fuel coats are looking into that.
I'm not sure you know that question for them other
than us.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
He's also this is Shane Jones also considering regulations to
mandate keeping enough jet fuel near Auckland Airport. Are we
still not keeping enough near the air.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
Look again, sorry, I can't answer that that would be
for the airlines to answer. But what I do know,
because I would Z for over a dozen years, was
that there are other resilience plans that come into play
if there's a short of jet. You know, planes can
I mean, it's inconvenient that planes can readjust their fuel

(01:27):
schedules so they fill it at the port sort of
either before coming here or even when they leaned here.

Speaker 1 (01:33):
Yeah, I mean that's a stuff, isn't it. Yeah, Don,
thank you really appreciated this. Don Calsi, Transporting New Zealand
interim Chief Executive.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
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