Significant fuel rationing will only come into force if the country moves into the highest "phase" of its fuel response plan, the government says. Emergency services, hospitals, banks, transport operators and electricity generators were among those who would have prioritised access to fuel if the ongoing crisis worsened. The National Fuel Plan had four phases - ranging from minor to severe impacts - and phase three and four had been under consultation. The government today announced the "priority user" approach would only be used in phase four, which was a "major and ongoing fuel supply disruption". It was "highly unlikely" the country would ever reach phase three or four, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said. Fuel access conditions under phase four:  - Critical users - priority and uncapped access. This includes emergency services, health, schools, courts, money services and lifeline utilities.…