Many petrol stations are still closed in cyclone-hit parts of the country in the face of growing demand from frustrated motorists and others needing fuel.
But there is progress in getting crucial power on so more can re-open.
One company says the government only has to ask and it can dispense fuel straight off the tanker
Phil Pennington reports.
RNZ asked the fuel coordination agency now operating as part of the national emergency response to detail the plan for getting fuel to people
It has yet to respond