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‘I heard it described as the biggest energy shock in the history of the world; it certainly feels like it’

Z Energy chief executive Lindis Jones has been talking to customers – he says despite the high prices, the difficult times have brought out the best in NZers

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Truckies worry as diesel slows to a trickle: ‘Shortage would bring economy to its knees’

Newsroom forecasts just 17 days' diesel by Sunday. Plus, Z Energy chief executive Lindis Jones gives his first interview since the start of the oil shock, agreeing business needs to work with ministers in something akin to a wartime governance of national unity. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Settlement gets Z Energy out of court – not ‘out of the petrol business’

After a long legal fight the fuel giant, consumer and environmental groups find one thing to agree on: the Govt must step up to ensure NZ's emissions targets are achieved, they say. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Z Energy looks to ‘top up’ the supermarket conversation

Z Energy isn’t going to rival the big supermarkets, but it is expanding its grocery offering as part of a diversification push and says the fuel industry may provide ideas for how to improve competition in the sector

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Z Energy makes drive into cut-price fuel market with U-Go unstaffed stations

The country's biggest fuel retailer is bringing its Aussie budget brand to New Zealand, opening new self-service stations that it says will be 5c to 15c a litrre cheaper than its premium Z brand. Jonathan Milne reports.

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The UN chief has called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising – is the NZ industry listening?

Can we imagine a world without fossil fuel advertising, let alone fossil fuels themselves? That was essentially the question posed by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres this week.

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The Māori climate activist breaking legal barriers to bring corporate giants to court

In a landmark case, Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven of the country’s biggest companies over their alleged contributions to climate change

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NZ's oldest fuel brand closes stores and goes budget

The owner of Z and Caltex is prioritising a clear differential between the brands

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Fuel companies increase profit margins in cost-of-living crisis

Who you going to call? There's no ministerial price-buster in the transition between two governments

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Postponed biofuels mandate puts cost-of-living ahead of climate crisis

Governments seem more interested in protecting their electoral interests than reducing climate harm – NZ's transport biofuels delay comes at a cost of 230,000 tonnes of emissions.

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Government and employers advised to take step from equal pay to equal retirement

As NZ marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson says Govt should contribute to women's KiwiSaver funds while they're on parental leave.

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Mike vs the fossil fuel machine: Push for a new legal duty to the environment

Should our courts intervene to restrict polluting companies? Lawyers argue that when a defendant’s conduct has the potential to harm the world, it's time for a new tort.

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Ampol HY profit soars amid energy crisis

Ampol has posted a surge in profit and more than doubled the interim dividend after a first-half of surging fuel prices amid a global energy supply shock.

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We need to get serious about fuel supply resilience – and fast

The extension of excise cuts on high pump prices highlights the NZ's vulnerability. It would cost hundreds of millions of dollars a day if we were to run out of fuel, says Simon Terry.

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Sensitive rural sites land-banked for Z Energy petrol stations revealed

NZ's biggest fuel retailer has been forced to disclose sites it had land-banked for potential service stations or other uses, to gain official approval for a trans-Tasman takeover.

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Cost of making biodiesel soars beyond affordability – Z Energy

Z Energy boss Mike Bennetts acknowledges progress on producing biofuels in New Zealand has slowed almost to a halt, despite their critical role in the transition to low-emissions transport

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Pro Talks: Z Energy boss Mike Bennetts predicts the rapid decline of petrol

The country's biggest fossil fuel retailer is replacing all its company vehicles with EVs, saying petrol sales are plunging 38% - but diesel continues to grow

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Overseas Investment sign-off for Aussie fuel giant to purchase Z Energy

Australia's biggest fuel company Ampol is poised to take over local Z Energy and take its place on the NZ sharemarket - as long as it jumps one last High Court hurdle this month

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Supreme Court agrees to hear climate case

Profitable polluters should stop harming the poor, the vulnerable and future generations, court told.

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Commerce Commission ready to rein in record pump prices

MBIE reports increased fuel company profit margins bumping up petrol and diesel prices this summer – but from next month, the companies face new regulations to protect motorists.

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