Fran O'SullivanHead of Business·NZ Herald·22 Jul, 2026 04:59 PM14 mins to readFrom tractors and harvesters to irrigation systems, fishing vessels and freight, diesel remains the lifeblood of rural New Zealand.For much of the past decade, New Zealand’s primary sector has been forced on to the defensive.
Climate change. Water quality. Methane. Land use. Biodiversity. Biosecurity. The list of pressures has seemed endless. Farmers have often felt under siege while governments have struggled to reconcile the country’s export ambitions with
