March 3 2015
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Digging the field days Surprise candidate stands for by election In a surprise move, Mangawhai Resident and Ratepayers chairman, Bruce Rogan is a late runner …
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Young talent get funding
p Among the thousands who flocked to the Northland Field Days was four-year-old Xzavier Sayers, who was thrilled with a ride on a digger with ‘Mr Mac’. “He was definitely in his element. He was pretty pleased with himself,” said mum, Janelle Sayers. See story on page 3 …
The young singers involved in the Kaiwaka Sports Association benefit concert …
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Competition controls petrol costs u by Ann Morgan
Price variances at petrol pumps in Northland and the Kaipara region have been attributed to competition, and what the Automobile Association dubs ‘the Gull effect’.
Team finds touch success
A successful weekend away at the Junior National Touch Championships in Papakura …
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“The areas with a Gull service station, will tend to have lower fuel prices because the company is a small fuel company with much lower overheads. Therefore they are able to offer fuel for much less,” says AA Petrolwatch spokesperson Mark Stockdale. “This forces the other brands in the direct area to compete or match their
price, giving the consumers in those areas discounts. This makes it look like the standard price is too high. “As an example, Dargaville is consistently priced with various other parts of Northland, like Kerikeri and other parts of the country where there are no Gull service stations.” At the time of writing, the price for 91 octane
at Caltex in Whangarei was $1.639 per litre, in Wellsford, $1.879 while in Dargaville it was $1.929. “It is the same as a fashion or grocery store competing with others, fuel is no different, it is simply another product where there is no set price,” Mr Stockdale adds. continued on page 6 …
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