Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS (Minister of Energy and Resources): I'm pleased to say the Government's announcement to cut fuel excise by 25c per litre led to fuel prices across New Zealand falling. A little over an hour after the announcement, prices at the pump started falling and they continue to fall. For example, last week in Hastings the lowest price of regular 91 was 57c per litre less than on the day before the cut to the fuel excise duty being announced. That's not all. In Hamilton the lowest price of regular 91 was 53c lower, in Greymouth it was 40c per litre lower, in Christchurch it was 39c per litre lower. All these figures show our reduction in excise is already making a big difference to the price consumers pay at the pump across the country.