The government is extending the petrol tax cut and half price public transport til the 30th of June to help ease the rising cost of living.
Road User Charges are also discounted.
The subsidies, which were first introduced at the start of last year, were due to end on March the 31st.
In making the announcement a short time ago, the Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, reiterated that his number one priority is the cost of living,
Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand spokesperson Nick Leggett joined Māni Dunlop in the Wellington studio to discuss what it would mean for freight and food prices.
