Combined with a forecast milk price of $9.70 per kilogram of milk solids, this is the kind of season where money starts moving again — through local businesses, local tradies, local towns. Conflict in the Middle East is having a global effect, and Kiwis are feeling it at the pump. Rising fuel prices hit every trip, every delivery, every time you fill up. New Zealand has close to seven weeks fuel supply, with more coming. The government’s also taken the practical step of allowing fuel that meets Australian specifications into the New Zealand market.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2026 15:26 UTC