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Petrol companies raising gas prices in response to NZ dollar's plunge against the Greenback

August 10, 2018
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The drop in the New Zealand dollar is already being felt at the pump.

Petrol retailer BP has increaseed prices at the pump by 2 cents a litre on all grades of petrol at 22 of its 98 stations nationwide.

The move is in direct response to the fall in the dollar .

A spokesperson for BP says it they will be reviewing prices across the day and monitoring the situation.

Z Energy confirmed it has increased its prices by 3 cents per litre.

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