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'Absolutely ridiculous' - Motorists despair at petrol prices as AA ... (New Zealand Herald)

With Kiwi motorists already expressing outrage this week as petrol prices broke $3 a litre, the Automobile Association has given the ominous warning they ...

"Product prices from our suppliers have climbed very significantly for us overnight, so sadly that's going to be reflected in pump prices going forward, despite our best efforts to hold it off," the spokesperson said. At one stage traffic was backed up for about a kilometre outside the station yesterday. "[There's] a whole range of products that petrochemicals are used for. Decisions regarding any appropriate changes (up or down) are based on those inputs. Ormsby had advised motorists to fill up before 6pm yesterday, when the latest price rise would kick in. The whole industry will be impacted with similar pricing."

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Airlines slow flight bookings to NZ due to high fuel prices (1 News)

The Board of Airlines Representatives says the Government needs to make a call soon on border settings.

But there will come a time unfortunately, when they will have to pass costs on." Whelan said the Government would need to make a call soon on border settings, but was "extremely hopeful" BARNZ had made a case for a full reopening to international travel in line with other countries, such as Australia and the United States. "And when you look at our country, with say for instance, a 17-hour flight and with fuel at an all-time high, and the carrier's bringing in all-time low load factors, we're not seen as a very desirable place to fly to."

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Rising fuel prices may cause airlines to avoid New Zealand - BARNZ (RNZ)

Forward bookings by international air travellers have gone soft after the initial spike, following last month's easing of border restrictions.

But there will come a time unfortunately, when they will have to pass costs on." "And when you look at our country, with say for instance, a 17-hour flight and with fuel at an all-time high, and the carrier's bringing in all-time low load factors, we're not seen as a very desirable place to fly to." The Board of Airlines Representatives (BARNZ) said the phased extension of the government's subsided air freight subsidy through to March 2023 would help smooth the return of international passengers, but not enough to see all international airlines return.

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