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Hostility and courtesy: How drivers are reacting to pressure at the petrol pumps

Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial] March 19, 2026
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In New Zealand petrol prices are already climbing rapidly, with forecasts that they could push toward $4 a litre. Photo: RNZ Stories of poor behaviour and motorists losing the plot at Dunedin petrol stations have been countered by others saying "everyone was courteous" as fuel prices skyrocket.

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