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New Zealand to Replace Fuel Tax with User Charges by 2027
12/7/2025
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- New Zealand Transport Minister Chris Bishop says the plan will replace the fuel tax with road user charges by 2027, the first major change in 50 years.
- Under the existing system, drivers pay 70.024 cents per litre of petrol to the National Land Transport Fund, while diesel and electric vehicle owners currently pay road user charges.
- The transition could affect how road funding is managed.
