Denise PiperMultimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate·7 Jul, 2026 04:00 AM4 mins to read‌Prime Minister Christopher Luxon talks about the importance of the new diesel storage tanks at Channel Infrastructure's Marsden Point. Video / Dean PurcellThe importance of Northland’s Marsden Point for the future of New Zealand’s energy needs has been marked by the completion of two major fuel storage projects.

The milestones at Channel Infrastructure included the arrival of the first diesel cargo for the Government’s 93 million litre strategic

and the completion of Z Energy’s new jet fuel storage.