Fuel media releases
8 June 2012
PetrolWatch - May 2012: Pump prices fall at last
After sustained reductions in commodity prices, petrol prices fell 4 cents per litre in May, ending the month on $2.16 per litre for 91 octane, with diesel down 3 cents to $1.54 per litre in the main centres. Pump prices subsequently fell 7 cents per litre in the first week of June.
24 May 2012
Kiwi motorists earn fuel discounts worth $14 million
AA Smartfuel has announced today that New Zealand motorists have earned $14 million of fuel discounts in the first six months of its nationwide fuel savings programme.
2 May 2012
PetrolWatch - April 2012: Pump prices should be falling
The AA says fuel prices should be about 4 cents per litre lower at the pump.
3 April 2012
PetrolWatch - March 2012: Oil prices at highest level since July 2008
Petrol prices rose 3 cents per litre in March, with diesel up 2 cents a litre, following a rise in commodity prices and a drop in the NZ exchange rate since the last retail price increase in late February.
2 March 2012
Oil up US$16/barrel, petrol and diesel up 5 cents
The difference between the price of oil and what motorists pay at the fuel pump was highlighted in February.
2 February 2012
PetrolWatch - January 2012: Diesel down, petrol up
Fuel prices gave with one hand but took away with the other during January.
13 January 2012
PetrolWatch - December 2011: Stable end to year but petrol price rise looms
Petrol prices did not move through December but this appears set to change as international tensions around Iran impact on commodity prices.
2 December 2011
PetrolWatch – November 2011: Petrol down, but diesel up
Retail petrol and diesel prices moved in different directions during November. The price of petrol fell 3 cents per litre, to $2.07 per litre for 91 octane in the main centres, while the price of diesel rose 14 cents per litre to end the month on $1.61 per litre at most outlets.
2 November 2011
PetrolWatch - October 2011: No price change for seven weeks
Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged throughout October, at $2.10 a litre for 91 octane petrol in the main centres, and $1.47 a litre for diesel at most outlets.
4 October 2011
PetrolWatch – September 2011: Lower oil prices offset by falling exchange rate
The price of petrol rose 3 cents-per-litre during September, ending the month on $2.10-a-litre for 91 octane in the main centres, with 95 octane on $2.18 and 98 octane (where sold) on $2.26-a-litre. Diesel prices rose 2 cents during the month, to finish on $1.47-a-litre at most outlets.