A year into Covid and Ports of Auckland has failed to adapt. A massive snarl-up of shipping containers is choking the supply of goods into the country, and now some ships are skipping New Zealand altogether.
The building industry is in a boom right now, and there has been much talk about the shortage of labour. But now, the talk is about the shortage of screws.
The consequences are dire – potentially dragging the whole industry to a standstill. There is no sign the government is paying this any attention.
Forewarned is forearmed, so let us know in the comments what other oft-overlooked items might soon be missing from the shelves and what impact that will have on the country.
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