Mark Troughear: Freightways CEO on the impacts of the Middle East crisis and fuel prices

Best of Business · Mar 16, 2026 · 5m · transcript

The Government is considering its options if petrol prices keep rising, but the head of Freightways is warning people not to panic.

The conflict in the Middle East has entered its third week, but the Finance Minister has ruled out measures like reducing the fuel excise.

Freightways CEO Mark Troughear says there's plenty of fuel in the country and more on the way - and there's plenty of supply to keep things going.

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