Saturday, April 4, 2026

Watts heads to Japan for Indo-Pacific energy security talks

Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum

Energy Minister Simon Watts is travelling to Japan to join international leaders and businesses at the Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum.

“As the world grapples with the recent events in the Middle East and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, energy security has never been more important to the economic prosperity of New Zealand and our partners in the Indo-Pacific region,” Watts said.

“New Zealand’s attendance at the Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum is essential to reaffirming our commitment to securing global energy supply chains, particularly for liquid fuels.

“While the conflict in the Middle East continues to be disruptive to international oil markets and the global economy, New Zealand is prepared for a disruption to fuel supply. Our fuel system is resilient, our stocks are healthy, and our plans are built precisely for moments like this. We are actively monitoring the fuel security situation for New Zealand and remain in close contact with fuel companies.



“In the light of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) decision to proceed with collective action, attending the Forum is a valuable opportunity to engage directly with New Zealand’s closest trading partners in the Indo-Pacific region and emphasise the importance of international collaboration.”

Watts will attend the forum from 14 to 15 March 2026 and return to New Zealand on Monday 16 March.

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  1. Huh? But we don’t need oil or fuel… We need to ban that sort of thing along with horrible farming and bon-fires at the beach and horrible introduced animals and horrible colonial trees and stuff…. We’ve got special windmills and electric buses and insect-diets and plastic meat and synthetic DNA injections and digital-implants and special wonderful eco-friendly stuff like that… That’s all we’ll need….

  2. like to know just how much fuel is left for public. 50 days, that will be for military, cops etc ,not you pleb. Prepare accordingly . no fuel ,no trucks, mt supermarket. Time to start thinking people…..????

  3. If NZ wants ‘Energy Security’, then why hasn’t the bloody Uni-Party of Chippy & Lex Luxon re-opened the Marsden Point Refinery, and started the pumps in the oil fields????????

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