A Todd Energy gas plant has been temporarily shut down over safety concerns.
The Kapuni liquid carbon dioxide plant in Taranaki has been New Zealand's only domestic producer of food-grade CO2 since the Marsden Point refinery was decommissioned last year.
Todd Energy has confirmed to RNZ the closure started more than two weeks ago, just before Christmas.
There is no reopening date yet.
The equitable results of Eco-Facism hard at work. We will all pay more for our food and drinks.