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quickymart

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#307022 13-Sep-2023 09:17
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/whangarei-fuel-price-hits-3-a-litre-and-residents-want-answers/2AVNVEI5JFABXB66O6MJ75WPQQ/


I find this quite perplexing. Just finished a holiday down south and when I left Auckland, 91 was around $3.01 a litre. At Pak'N'Save Lower Hutt I saw it for $2.76 and in Christchurch it was $2.81 (from memory).


Got back to Auckland and I think it was $3.02.


But why such a variation? Why is Whangarei so expensive? Is it just because there's little-to-no competition? Does Marsden Point being nearby have no bearing on transportation costs?


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  #3126955 13-Sep-2023 11:42
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Auckland has an additional 10cent + GST per litre fuel tax. 

 

So that will account for some differences, otherwise it is usually on how much the market will bare imo. In my anecdotal experience Palmy fuel stations are often 30 cents cheaper than Wellington, including stations on the main transport routes. 

 

NZTA fuel tax

 

 


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