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A "complete reset" needed as NZ's ports lack efficiency

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Publish Date
Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 1:13pm
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Photo / Mike Scott

A "complete reset" needed as NZ's ports lack efficiency

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 26 Aug 2025, 1:13pm

There’s a call to completely reset our supply chains.  

The Cargo Owners Council says there's been a 30% drop in productivity since 2019. 

Chair Brent Flavey says New Zealand is in the bottom 20% for port efficiency, and we aren’t keeping up with the rest of the world. 

NZ Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation CEO Sherelle Kennelly told Kerre Woodham without some hard conversations, we aren’t going to get to a point where we can support our export goals going forward. 

She says if we don’t improve our efficiencies, New Zealand won’t be able to meet the global market. 

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