Wellington, March 12, 2026 (AFP) - New Zealand mulls car restrictions if fuel supply stalls

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2026-03-12

New Zealand officials said Thursday they were considering using decades-old laws restricting vehicle use if fuel supplies dwindled due to the war in the Middle East. Finance minister Nicola Willis told reporters on Thursday that officials had discussed using legislation introduced to restrict fuel use in the wake of the Iranian revolution in 1979 in response to the crisis. Under those laws, car owners had to nominate one day per week when they wo......

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