Fuel & Energy
Diesel, fuel supply, prices and the energy that powers the fleet.
Fuel price investigations ramp up
Consumer concerns about fuel prices are being acted on, energy and resources minister Megan Woods says. She’s asking the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)…
Fuel prices too high: AA
The Automobile Association (AA) wants fuel companies to cut prices at the pump ahead of the holiday season. AA spokesman Mark Stockdale told the NZ Herald…
Auckland fuel tax to hit commercial operators: Goff
Commercial transport operators are likely to bear the brunt of Auckland’s regional fuel tax, according to the city’s mayor Phil Goff. The tax will replace an…
Fewer trucks thanks to new terminal
Port Taranaki’s refurbished storage and distribution fuel terminal will see fewer tankers on the district’s roads now that diesel is flowing. More than 100 million litres of…
Sentence handed down for fatal fuel tank explosion
A deadly fuel tank explosion has led to a home detention sentence for a South Auckland business owner. Salter’s Cartage director Ronald Salter was given four-and-a-half…
Airport shareholders worry about fuel and infrastructure
This story first appeared in the November issue of Dieseltalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Aviation fuel supplies were on the verge of running…
DIESELtalk November magazine available for download now!
In the November issue of DIESELtalk magazine we bring you all the action from the 2017 Road Transport Forum Annual Conference. The theme of the Hamilton…
AA offers conditional support to fuel tax
Specific costs of rail to Auckland Airport and the city’s west need to be outlined before a regional fuel tax is locked in, the Automobile Association…
No fuel tax for Wellington: Twyford
Aucklanders are facing the prospect of a regional fuel tax in the coming months, but Wellingtonians won’t face the same financial burden. New transport minster Phil…
Property owner denies damaging fuel pipeline
Exactly who damaged the Marsden Point Oil Refinery’s fuel pipeline remains a mystery. But the owner of a Ruakaka property in Northland where the damage was…