Fuel media releases
7 June 2006
PetrolWatch May 2006
During May there were minor movements in the price of crude oil, the New Zealand dollar exchange rate, and the cost of refined product and shipping. All of these, at times, put pressure on fuel prices.
2 May 2006
PetrolWatch April 2006
In New Zealand petrol prices increased 14 cents per litre during April, ending at $1.709 per litre for 91 octane petrol, up from $1.569 at the beginning of the month. It’s the second-largest jump in a single month recorded by PetrolWatch since records began in 1999.
28 April 2006
Talk of increasing regional petrol taxes premature
“It’s time for the government and other planners to take a longer-term view of New Zealand’s transport needs. To do so would be a major step toward the certainty we all need in the development of a sensible plan for transport for the next generation,” says AA Motoring Affairs General Manager Mike Noon.
19 April 2006
Levin motorist wins reprieve from fuel price hikes
Mrs Pitihara is the lucky winner of $1000 worth of BP petrol vouchers, simply because she renewed the motor vehicle license for her trailer at the local AA Centre.
31 March 2006
PetrolWatch March 2006
The latest increase heralds the highest ever price recorded for 91 octane since AA PetrolWatch began monitoring prices in 1999. The price even surpasses the $1.559 per litre recorded during the height of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath last year. 95 octane petrol now retails for $1.619 a litre in the main centres.
8 March 2006
PetrolWatch February 2006
“The latest price increases are a combination of rising product prices, and a falling New Zealand dollar,” says Mike Noon, AA General Manager of Motoring Affairs.
31 October 2005
AA helps public save on fuel
The AA is giving everyone the opportunity to save on fuel every time they re-licence their vehicle.