What can I do in response to the Fuel Supply Crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand?

This article is reproduced on Substack. Subscribe to Wise Response on Substack here.   When the Trucks Stop – A community mutual aid guide for fuel-constrained New Zealand – open for your input! Mar 20, 2026  At the time of writing, New Zealand has roughly 20 to 27 days of physical onshore fuel stocks. We …

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Hormuz Crisis Deepens: One Week In, the Strait Remains Closed and New Zealand Has No Plan

This article is reproduced on Substack. Subscribe to Wise Response on Substack here.   Wise Response Society calls for immediate rationing as conflict duration projections lengthen and Australia begins fuel rationing. 9 March 2026 – One week after US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Wise Response Society …

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NZ fuel supply directly threatened by Hormuz crisis

This article is reproduced on Substack. Subscribe to Wise Response on Substack here.     3 March 2026 – The Wise Response Society iswarning that the military conflict now disrupting the Strait of Hormuzposes a direct and immediate threat to New Zealand’s fuel supply, and iscalling on the government to be transparent with the public …

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WR submission to Building New Zealand’s Long-term Resilience to Hazards

Wise Response Submission in response to the “Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Ministry for the Environment. 2025.  Building New Zealand’s Long-term Resilience to Hazards: Draft Long-term Insights Briefing. Wellington: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.” Available here as a PDF. Press Release as a PDF. Press Release: Government’s “Resilience” Plan is …

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WR AGM 2025

Wise Response Society Inc. Notice of Annual General Meeting 2025 Monday 4th August 2025, 3.00pm On-line onlyhttps://aut.zoom.us/j/95595295186 Agenda Welcome and Apologies Minutes of 2024 AGM Chairperson’s Report Financial Report Election of officers. Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Committee Members Re-registration as a charitable society (vote, election of contact person to companies office) General Business relevant …

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New Wise Response Manifesto Released

  Manifesto of the Wise Response Society The Wise Response Society asserts that profound changes in global priorities and respect for the biosphere are essential for humanity to endure well into the future. Our Current Crisis 1.  Existential Threats: Our current way of living causes unprecedented exploitation and damage to critical resources and the biosphere, …

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Limits to Growth in Today’s World (but don’t look up) – Panel Discussion

If you’re interested in knowing more about the concept of limits to growth, come along to this panel discussion (including at least an hour for questions and discussion). The Zoom link is here: https://otago.zoom.us/j/97730765211?pwd=6FeSWJWVKoVubl8xMNnsgSWeYa0Mq9.1 Password: 333060 Limits to Growth in Today’s World (but don’t look up)  A Panel Discussion organised by Wise Response Where: St …

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Unmitigated climate change and nature-driven risks have been hugely underestimated | Jack Santa Barbara

In an article published on Interest.co.nz Jack Santa Barbara highlights the recent report on Planetary Solvency from The University of Exeter. By Jack Santa Barbara Some actuaries at the University of Exeter in the UK have partnered with a group of earth scientists to examine what they term “planetary solvency.” Their report states: “Planetary Solvency …

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Lars Larsen; New book examines the end of oil exports.

A new book from Lars Larsen focuses attention on what comes before oil depletion; the end of exports from oil producing nations. In the same way as flooding of coastal cities was the focus of climate change when first understood, whilst the more immediate impacts of floods, hurricanes, droughts and fires was less well considered, …

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