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Petrol prices are crazy



It was a year ago we were holidaying in Taupo and on the way home we stopped in Tirau where I took my usual loads of photos 😂.  The petrol prices since then have risen dramatically, mostly because of the fighting  between Russia and Ukraine. At the moment, depending on where you live in New Zealand they can range from between $2.70 to $3.30 per litre for standard unleaded. It's become pretty crazy.

And thankfully I am back at work today due to testing negative for covid on Wednesday. I'm feeling alot better but just stuck with a bit of a dry cough but from what I hear that's fairly normal. Thank you for all the good wishes.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's Signs.

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Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
Glad you are feeling better! High prices for gasoline sure causes a lot of distress.
7 April 2022 at 10:37
Susan Heather said…
Glad you are feeling better.
7 April 2022 at 10:54
Red said…
And here I thought $1.54 Canadian was bad enough.
7 April 2022 at 13:15
Iris Flavia said…
Yes, the prices are crazy. Not only petrol. Payed 10 cents more for bread and they said gas prices will raise 40%!
Glad you´re better!
7 April 2022 at 16:04
gz said…
Well done for feeling better.

Our prices have come down a little due to a small reduction in tax..but are still the equivalent of $nz3.50 a litre if you are lucky for petrol and diesel is heading for $nz4....
7 April 2022 at 19:29
Bill said…
Our petrol prices this morning was €1-90 a litre. The government took the excise tax off it to help people. I believe the tax was 12cents. Glad to hear you feel better. Have a great day!
8 April 2022 at 02:17
Billy Blue Eyes said…
Wow that is even dearer than it is here
8 April 2022 at 06:30
Tom said…
...WOW! I just filled up my tank at Costco today, regular gas was $3.939 USD
8 April 2022 at 08:24
At Home In New Zealand said…
So glad you are feeling better Amy (yay for the negative test!), and able to enjoy being back at work. There is simply too much tax on our petrol, so I was happy the government found themselves able to drop it by 25 cents a litre, even if only for three months. The price is still awful, though hopefully it will drop a little as they are saying that oil prices are starting to drop again.
8 April 2022 at 08:31
Jim said…
Ours just dropped because the government took half their taxes off the price. A temporary move because we have an upcoming election. ;)
8 April 2022 at 09:01
William Kendall said…
They dropped here a bit from the peak cost.
8 April 2022 at 11:20
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Those are indeed some high prices!!
I'm glad that you are back out and about.
8 April 2022 at 11:26
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Dang, that's expensive! Glad you are feeling better.
8 April 2022 at 14:15
Einari Sinappi said…
Nice to hear you´re feeling better.
Prices in Finland are pretty similar to yours.
Glad I don´t own a car. :)
8 April 2022 at 15:24
magiceye said…
Good to know you have tested negative but the fuel prices sure are a downer all over the world.
9 April 2022 at 01:16
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