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Renewed Middle East conflict certain to push fuel prices up

The renewed conflict in the Middle East seems certain to push fuel prices up, squeezing already-grumpy voters harder as election day approaches. This comes as new RNZ-Reid Research poll numbers show New Zealanders are lukewarm about the government's handling of the fuel crisis. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more.

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