Fuel media releases
3 March 2009
PetrolWatch - February 2009. Fuel prices ebb and flow
AA Senior Policy Analyst Mark Stockdale says "international refined petrol prices stabilised during the month after increasing all through January. Refined prices then began to fall in late February and pump prices followed. However, the size of the pump price drop was diminished by a fall in the New Zealand exchange rate, which then put the brakes on another price reduction."
5 February 2009
Petrolwatch - January 2009. New year fuel prices off to a bad start
AA Senior Policy Analyst Mark Stockdale says "it's been an awful month with Kiwi motorists hit by a double-whammy of rising imported petrol prices and a falling exchange rate.
13 January 2009
PetrolWatch - December 2008. Oil prices lowest in five years
Retail petrol prices continued their downward trend, falling 11 cents in December to end the month on $1.33 in the main centres. Diesel fell 17 cents to $1.04 per litre, the lowest price since May 2007. Two price drops in the space of three days in late December came after crude oil prices fell to a low of US$35 a barrel, a level not seen since July 2004.
8 December 2008
Drive green and save fuel these holidays
AA Motoring Affairs General Manager, Mike Noon, says there is no better time to be using fuel efficient driving techniques, while at the same time reducing the impact cars have on the environment.
4 December 2008
PetrolWatch - November 2008. Unprecedented run of price drops
AA Senior Policy Analyst Mark Stockdale says "fuel prices continue to reflect international trends, with falling worldwide demand translating to lower crude and refined prices. But global demand for diesel is still stronger than petrol which is more price-sensitive - that's why retail diesel prices have not fallen as much of late."
4 November 2008
PetrolWatch - October 2008. Fuel prices lowest since January
AA Senior Policy Analyst Mark Stockdale says "the continued reduction in pump prices reflects sustained falls in the international price of oil and refined fuel. It couldn't come at a better time for motorists, as we move into the busy summer driving season."
7 October 2008
PetrolWatch - September 2008. Crude oil prices volatile but pump prices remain steady
AA Motoring Affairs General Manager, Mike Noon, says "motorists have been spared fluctuating pump prices in response to movements both up and down in international prices, with retail prices falling once during September and staying down."
3 September 2008
PetrolWatch - August 2008. Petrol drops under $2 - diesel falls 24 cents
Fuel prices have continued the downward slide that began in July, with the biggest reductions reserved for diesel which plummeted 20 cents per litre in the space of a week.
7 August 2008
PetrolWatch - July 2008. Motorists experience first price falls since February
AA Motoring Affairs General Manager, Mike Noon, says "it's a welcome relief and comes on the back of sustained falls in international crude and refined prices."
5 August 2008
AA warns motorists to be sceptical of fuel saving devices
Jack Biddle, AA Technical Advice Manager, says people should be sceptical of the savings offered by fuel catalysts or other devices and additives.