“We also have far more people using public transport than pre-Covid, just a portion are using it less often as flexible working is more common now,” Hills said. So that means a lot more people are taking public transport more often than they were a couple of weeks before,” he said. Hills said it is currently a good time to try public transport over the school holidays when it is less busy. Auckland Transport director of public transport and active modes Stacey van der Putten told the Herald that before the conflict began the cost of public transport was roughly the same as the cost of driving a vehicle in Auckland, but things have changed. Photo / Mark MitchellThis compares with a previous stock level of 58.7 days’ petrol, 52.2 days’ diesel and 46.2 days’ jet fuel as of March 29.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2026 04:02 UTC