Taxpayers Union · Data Visualization · Public Policy · Web Platform
FuelClock.nz
A high-performance, real-time data visualization platform built to track and display regional fuel tax impacts. Designed for maximum public engagement and data transparency.
The brief
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union needed a way to make the country's fuel-security position legible to the public in real time. Official fuel data is published with long delays and in formats few people can interpret — leaving a gap between what is reported and what is actually sitting in tanks and on the water.
What we built
FuelClock.nz is a real-time dashboard that fuses government stock figures with live shipping movements and market data. It shows days-of-supply for petrol, diesel and jet fuel, separating confirmed in-country reserves from cargo still en route — cross-checked against AIS vessel data from our own VesselTrack backbone. Alongside the fuel picture it tracks live Crown debt, per-household and per-second accrual, and bond yields.
Going further
A scenario engine lets anyone model supply under conservation, rationing or lockdown settings, and stress-test shocks such as a Strait of Hormuz closure or an export ban — then see how government levers like speed limits, flight reductions or a strategic-reserve release change the outlook.
The outcome
A high-performance, mobile-friendly platform built for maximum public engagement: a single page that turns opaque official disclosures into a transparent, continuously-updated read on national fuel security.
