John MacDonald: The Marsden Point pipedream needs shattering

Forget about it.

That’s pretty much the message the Government is getting today from the owner of the Marsden Point oil refinery.

That’s the Marsden Point oil refinery that doesn’t do any refining these days because, as you’ll remember, it was shut down in April last year by its private owner which, back then, was known as Refining NZ. These days it’s known as Channel Infrastructure.

Mike Hosking: Marsden Point's shutdown meant this fuel situation was inevitable

I am told the concern over aviation fuel isn't going to ruin your holiday. In other words, the planes won’t run out of gas.

But the inevitable issue of getting a bit of dodgy fuel was always going to unfold, wasn’t it?

Those of us that questioned the closure of Marsden Point are being proven right already, not that that is any great victory.