Monitoring the quality of retail fuel at the pump

Trading Standards administers New Zealand's fuel quality monitoring programme, testing samples to ensure fuel retailers are complying with the regulations.

Fuel quality overview

Fuel consumers in New Zealand are protected by legislation, regulation, and the fuel quality monitoring scheme.

How fuel is monitored in New Zealand

Under the national fuel quality monitoring scheme, Trading Standards tests petrol and diesel samples to ensure oil companies are complying with the regulations.

Fuel quality monitoring annual reports

Trading Standards prepares annual fuel quality monitoring reports which give an overview of the results of the previous year's testing programme.

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