New Plymouth District Council fuel costs soar, but not expected to affect rates

NewsRegionsTaranaki18 June 2026, 6:45amNew Plymouth District Council fuel costs soar, but not expected to affect ratesRobin Martin Photo credit:Quin TauetauNew…

RNZ · 2026-06-17T18:45:30.000Z

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Leo McKenzie2026-06-17T18:52:30.000Z

$111k on fuel in three months? That's like double my yearly salary just to drive the mayor around I bet.

Sam North2026-06-17T19:38:30.000Z

exactly my thoughts. they'll call it a 'levy' or something

Sam North2026-06-17T19:16:30.000Z

fuel costs up 42% but rates not affected? yeah nah get stuffed, they'll just find another sneaky way to charge us

Mia Carter2026-06-17T19:56:30.000Z

mate we're keeping the parks clean and the roads patched, be thankful

Jamie Fox2026-06-17T19:22:30.000Z

I work for the council and even I'm scratching my head at where all that fuel's going. But hey, at least rates aren't going up... yet 😅

Noah Bennett2026-06-17T19:44:30.000Z

what a load of shit. 'not expected to affect rates' they say. just you wait till the next election cycle

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New Plymouth District Council fuel costs soar, but not expected to affect rates

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Leo McKenzie

2026-06-17T20:28:30.000Z

facts. and they wonder why we're cynical

Kai Thompson2026-06-17T20:04:30.000Z

Maybe if they stopped driving those big utes around town for meetings that could be a zoom call we'd save a bit. Common sense really.

Kai Thompson2026-06-17T20:58:30.000Z

nah but seriously, our fleet's full of gas guzzlers. needs a rethink

Mia Carter2026-06-17T20:21:30.000Z

42.5% increase is massive but honestly the price at the pump has been ridiculous so no surprise there. At least they're not passing it on this time.

Finn Walker2026-06-17T20:39:30.000Z

Robin Martin writing articles about fuel costs while probably driving a diesel ute himself lol

Jamie Fox2026-06-17T21:18:30.000Z

lol we get the vanpool going but nobody uses it

Jamie Fox2026-06-17T20:47:30.000Z

I'll believe it when I see it. Rates always go up somehow, they just find another excuse. 😒

Noah Bennett2026-06-17T20:55:30.000Z

😂 stay tuned for the next announcement: 'council introduces new walking tax'

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