Greater Christchurch ratepayers would likely have to pay up to $110 extra a year to cover the cost of fare-free public transport.
The country's biggest transport fuel retailer doesn't expect motorists will notice any difference and says its competitiveness would increase.
The vaccine rollout is giving the airport operator more confidence in predicting the recovery in air travel.
Sixty years of oil refining in New Zealand will cease with the loss of more than 200 jobs.