NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-PETROL-PRICE HIKE

NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-PETROL-PRICE HIKE

(220312) -- WELLINGTON, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fills in the tank of his boat a Waitomo gas station in New Zealand's capital city Wellington in the afternoon of March 11, 2022, moment before another hike of fuel price. Cars, boats and gallon bottles, New Zealanders were filling every tank with fuel before another big price hike tipped at the weekend. Petrol prices have already jumped up dramatically over the past month, which saw national average price of 91 petrol increase 11.8 percent to 2.94 New Zealand dollars per litre, and 23.1 percent increase for diesel to 2.28 New Zealand dollars per litre, according to the price comparing tool Gaspy. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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