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Paying through the nozzle: The place where 91 is already more than $3 a litre

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Wed, 23 May 2018, 12:34PM
The cost is already high before the regional fuel tax of 11.5 cents per litre comes into force on July 1. (Photo/ GETTY)
The cost is already high before the regional fuel tax of 11.5 cents per litre comes into force on July 1. (Photo/ GETTY)

Paying through the nozzle: The place where 91 is already more than $3 a litre

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Wed, 23 May 2018, 12:34PM

While the mainland frets about petrol prices smashing through the $3 mark, those living on Great Barrier Island are already forking out that amount for 91.

Following a snapshot of the nation's petrol prices yesterday, readers have been getting in touch with prices at their locals pumps.

One reader from Great Barrier Island sent through a picture of what must surely be the priciest petrol in New Zealand: 91-octane fuel selling for $3.11 a litre.

He said residents had been paying more than $3 a litre "for some time now".

Another reader quoted a price of $3.05 per litre for the Chatham Islands.

Petrol prices have climbed to new heights, with many service stations selling 91 above the previous high of $2.27, which was reached in 2013.

A previous informal survey of regional fuel prices conducted by NZME in 2015 found the most expensive fuel was on both Chatham and Great Barrier islands, selling for $2.90 a litre at the time.

Great Barrier residents have requested exemption from the Government's Regional Fuel Tax, which will pump prices up by 11.5 cents a litre from July, following concerns petrol is becoming too expensive for some islanders.

As part of Auckland Council's submission on legislation for a fuel tax, it is asking for the ability to exempt certain geographical areas from the tax, using Great Barrier as an example.

Yesterday the Herald asked NZME staffers across the country to send photos of prices at the pump in their towns and cities to see how they fared.

The unscientific survey received more than 100 responses and was enacted after fuel prices hit $2.30 at some stations yesterday.

Pundits said increasing prices for crude oil on the global market and a depreciating Kiwi dollar meant there was little to be done about prices, while others including the AA called for both petrol companies and the Government to reduce prices.

Town/City Location Petrol station Price
Auckland St Lukes Mobil $2.17
Auckland Silverdale Z $2.18
Auckland Godley Rd Z $2.15
Auckland Orewa BP $2.14
Auckland Silverdale Pak'n Save $2.18
Auckland Greville Rd Gull $2.11
Auckland Greville Rd Z $2.15
Auckland Oteha Valley Rd Mobil $2.12
Auckland Tarahoto Rd Z $2.10
Auckland Anzac St Mobil $2.07
Blenheim City Mobil $2.29
Blenheim City Caltex $2.29
Blenheim City Z $2.29
Blenheim City BP $2.29
Cambridge City Challenge $2.15
Cambridge City Mobil $2.15
Cambridge City Z $2.18
Cambridge City Waitomo $2.04
Christchurch Rangiora Caltex $2.29
Dannevirke High St BP $2.06
Dannevirke High St Caltex $2.10
Dannevirke High St Mobil $2.08
Dunedin City BP $2.29
Dunedin City Mobil $2.29
Dunedin City Caltex $2.29
Dunedin Kaikorai Valley Z $2.29
Gisborne City Z $2.12
Gisborne City Mobil $2.11
Hamilton Victoria St BP $2.15
Invercargill City BP $2.18
Invercargill City Caltex $2.16
Kaitaia City BP $2.25
Kaitaia City Mobil $2.25
Kapiti Coast Waikanae G.A.S. $2.22
Kawerau City Z $2.13
Kerikeri Kerikeri Rd BP $2.15
Kerikeri Cobham Rd Caltex $2.12
Levin City Caltex $2.06
Levin City Mobil $2.06
Levin City Gull $1.99
Levin City BP $2.06
Levin City Allied $1.94
Mt Maunganui City BP $2.04
Napier City Mobil $2.13
Napier City Gull $2.12
Napier City Caltex $2.13
Napier City BP $2.13
Napier City Z $2.13
Napier City Pak'n Save $2.13
New Plymouth City BP $1.99
Otaki City BP $2.15
Palmerston North Main St BP $2.14
Paraparaumu Kapiti Rd Z $2.18
Pirongia City Waitomo $2.04
Porirua Mana BP $2.29
Southland Mataura Caltex $2.29
Stratford State Highway 3 Z $2.08
Stratford State Highway 3 Caltex $2.08
Taupo City Gull $2.02
Taupo City BP $2.02
Taupo City Caltex $2.06
Tauranga Waihi Rd BP $2.16
Tauranga Otumoetai Rd Mobil $2.11
Tauranga Otumoetai Rd Caltex $2.11
Tauranga Cameron Rd Caltex $2.20
Tauranga Cameron Rd BP $2.20
Tauranga 15 Ave Z $2.19
Tauranga Cameron Rd Mobil $2.16
Tauranga Papamoa Z $2.16
Tauranga Papamoa Gull $2.08
Te Awamutu City Pak'n Save $2.20
Te Awamutu City G.A.S. $2.20
Te Awamutu City Caltex $2.20
Te Awamutu City Z $2.20
Te Awamutu Rosetown Z $2.20
Te Awamutu City Mobil $2.20
Te Awamutu City Pak'n Save $2.20
Te Puke Jellicoe St BP $2.13
Timaru Evans St BP $2.29
Timaru King St Caltex $2.29
Wellington Taranaki St Z $2.29
Whanganui City Caltex $2.05
Whanganui City Pak'n Save $2.05
Whanganui City Gull $2.04
Whanganui City BP $2.05
Whanganui City Z $2.05
Whangarei City Caltex $2.13
Whangarei City Mobil $2.13
Whangarei City Z $2.13
Whangarei City Gull $2.09
Whangerei City Caltex $2.11

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