The Hormuz Strait in the Middle East is only letting through a trickle of global freight as the war in Iran continues.
New Zealand will no doubt be impacted by the disruption in shipping, raising questions about New Zealand’s ability to sustain itself if important products can’t get through.
Matt Boyd is an independent researcher in global catastrophic risk and one of the brains behind the Aotearoa New Zealand Catastrophe Resilience Project. He joins Emile to explain whether New Zealand can sustain itself in times of crisis.
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