14 Sep 2023

Fuel prices surpass $3 a litre in some regions

From Midday Report, 12:46 pm on 14 September 2023

Motorists in many parts of the country will be feeling the pinch with petrol prices creeping above three dollars a litre in some regions - and getting alarmingly close to that mark in others.

Gaspy, which monitors fuel prices right across Aotearoa, says the national average for 91 unleaded petrol is currently sitting at about $2.97.

One of Gaspy's directors, Mike Newton, spoke to Charlotte Cook.