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How many, if any, New Zealand-bound cargo shipments are currently delayed or stranded as a result of the Strait of Hormuz closure, and what is the estimated value of that cargo?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • How many, if any, New Zealand-bound cargo shipments are currently delayed or stranded as a result of the Strait of Hormuz closure, and what is the estimated value of that cargo?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

Answer

As Associate Minister of Transport, I do not hold the specific information sought. My officials are in regular contact with the international shipping lines and advise me that there have been no changes to the frequency of scheduled services to New Zealand.