Does the Defence Force have enough fuel for war or disaster? Authorities won’t say

RNZ21 Jul, 2026 07:30 PM4 mins to readConstruction on RNZAF Base Ohakea aircraft hangars in 2022. Photo / RNZ, Jimmy EllinghamConstruction on RNZAF Base Ohakea aircraft hangars in 2022. Photo / RNZ, Jimmy EllinghamBy Phil Pennington of RNZDefence is running 18 months behind on upgrading a major fuel depot crucial to national reserves and during natural disasters that has been left to degrade till it was posing “significant risks”.

The delay of the $70 million-plus upgrade at Ōhakea comes as the Iran