There are many ways to get fuel discounts in New Zealand. The two most common are loyalty programs and dockets that print out at the bottom of your supermarket receipts. Loyalty program discounts come in three types
- Third party loyalty programs like OneCard and FlyBuys
- Gas chain specific loyalty programs
- Restricted or paid membership programs. I have marked these discounts in italics since they are not available for most people.
Fuel is expensive in New Zealand, and since fuel is charged in liters, the discounts can be substantial. The discounts below apply to both diesel and petrol unless noted. There is a considerable difference in price between diesel and petrol at the pump. Most of this difference in price is due to fuel taxes being included in petrol prices and paid separately for diesel fuel. One lite of petrol that costs $2.00 has over $0.95 is taxes between GST and excise tax.
Allied
- No discounts
BP
- Onecard/AA Smartfuel card– swipe your card and earn $0.06 off per liter when you spend over $40.
- If you spend $100 a week at Countdown and choose fuel rewards as your OneCard discount you get an additional $0.03 off per liter, if you spend $200 it is $0.06/liter
- You can stack other OneCard accrued discounts with the above discounts
Caltex
- Onecard/AA Smartfuel card– swipe your card and earn $0.06 off per liter when you spend over $40.
- If you spend $100 a week at Countdown and choose fuel rewards as your OneCard discount you get an additional $0.03 off per liter. If you spend $200 it is $0.06/liter
- You can stack other OneCard accrued discounts with the above discounts
- Some Countdowns and New World Markets give a fuel voucher at the end of your receipt. Some of those can be redeemed at some Caltex stations
- Farm Source Rewards Card– $0.11 off per liter, you need to be a Fonterra farmer to get this card
- Farmlands Card– $0.12 off per liter, you must own farmland or have a farm-related job/business.
Challenger
- My Challenge– Sign up for the card, and if you spend over $40 you get fuel discounts which you can use or donate to charity. The program does not stipulate the discount amount, but in 2019 it was $0.06/liter with a $40 spend.
- Supermarket Fuel Rewards- They accept any supermarkets fuel discount at the bottom of your receipt for any chain fuel station; it does not have to be Challenger. They give you $0.06 off per liter for any docket.
- SuperGold Card– $0.08 off per liter, this card is available if you are a New Zealand Veteran or a senior citizen
- GreyPower- $0.08 off per liter, this discount is only available if you are a GreyPower member
- Farmlands Card– $0.12 off per liter, you must own farmland or have a farm-related job/business.
GAS
- Select stations you earn a $5 voucher after ten purchases of $20+.
Gull
- Gull does not participate in discount programs.
- They do have one day a month where they offer $0.10-$0.20 off per liter
Mobil
- Mobil Smiles– swipe your card and earn $0.06 off per liter when you spend over $40. You also accumulate points when you use your Mobil Smiles card. Mobil Smiles earns 1 point for each liter of diesel and regular 91. You earn 1.5 points for each liter of premium 95 and 98. You can redeem 300 points for a $5 voucher and 500 points for a $10 voucher.
- Some supermarket receipts give you a discount at specific Mobil stations
- Read our detailed guide on the Mobil Smile program
- Farm Source Rewards Card– $0.11 off per liter, you need to be a Fonterra farmer to get this card
New World Market
- New World Market supermarket receipt at the store with the fuel station with $1 purchase, $0.06 off per liter
NPD
- Supermarket Fuel Rewards/Docket- They accept any supermarkets fuel discount at the bottom of your receipt for any chain fuel station, it does not have to be NPD. They give you $0.06-$0.12 off per liter for any docket
- Student discount of $0.12/liter with a student card
- Defense Force and PPTA discount of $0.12/liter
Waitomo
- No discounts
Z
- Flybuys– $0.06/liter if you swipe your card
- You can earn Flybuys or Airpoints which results in a roughly $0.01/liter discount
- Farm Source Rewards Card– $0.11 off per liter, you need to be a Fonterra farmer to get this card
- Farmlands Card– $0.12 off per liter, you must own farmland or have a farm-related job/business.
To save even more money, check out our guide on discounts in New Zealand.
