Navigation for News Categories Photo: 123RF Ford has topped the list of Consumer NZ’s least reliable cars in its latest survey. The survey of 5791 car owners asked people what faults they had experienced with their cars and how satisfied they were with the vehicles. Ford Escapes and Ford Focuses had the highest number of major and serious faults reported and fewer satisfied owners when it came to ongoing maintenance and repairs. Consumer noted that Ford discontinued the Focus last year and...

Domestic natural gas price rose by 25 cents to $6.75 per mmbtu (million British thermal unit) for April after the previously decided annual increase kicked in, according to an oil ministry notification. The increase will marginally push up cooking costs for households using piped natural gas. Running costs of CNG vehicles may go up while city gas distributors and fertiliser makers will also be affected. The price ceiling for natural gas from difficult fields barely changed to $10.04 per mmbtu fo...