PremiumThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·27 Aug, 2026 05:29 AM5 mins to read‌Labour leader Chris Hipkins says if he is elected into power he will not go through with a fuel tax hike planned for next year. Photo / Anna Heath Labour leader Chris Hipkins has signalled about $2 billion in cuts to transport projects to pay for his party’s election promise of scrapping a 12c-a-litre fuel tax hike planned for January next year.

Labour has said since May it would not go through with the increase but has not said