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Why You Should Use Diesel For Your Home Heating

In New Zealand, heating with diesel becomes more popular every day. Using diesel for home heating can be a smart choice depending on your location, budget, and needs. Here are several reasons why youRead more

Benefits Of Bulk Fuel For Farms And Businesses

Many farms and businesses are turning to bulk fuel as a cost-effective way to manage fuel expenses. Purchasing in bulk often provides advantages in both price and efficiency. Trusted suppliers like Read more

RDP Sponsoring the Coastal Clean-up on Stewart Island

RD Petroleum are happy to have supported the coastal clean-up on Stewart Island. A volunteer from RDP, Bryce went down and took part in the clean-up. The team cleaned up the beaches from Doughboys toRead more

Principal Partner to Warbirds Over Wanaka

RD Petroleum is proud to announce we are now a Principal Partner with the Southern Hemisphere’s largest Warbirds airshow – Warbirds Over Wanaka. Air BP was the previous partner of the Airshow forRead more

Introducing RD Petroleum Alexandra

Our new fuel site in Alexandra has been popular with locals. The petrol station has 91,95, AdBlue and diesel. Plus, it’s a truck stop with high-flow pump. Fuel is available 24/7 with anRead more

Get diesel delivered by our home heating truck in Golden Bay, Nelson & Blenheim

Our mini-tankers are becoming an increasingly common sight around the South Island as our home heating diesel service continues to grow in popularity. We now have a dedicated truck servicing GoldenRead more

Keeping Kiwis in the air with new aviation fuel sites & upgrades

We’re big on helping kiwis have better access to aviation fuelling locations, with better technology, and more convenient sites, so that they can concentrate more on their time in the air -Read more

Lumsden is now open, just in time for summer

RD Petroleum recently opened a self-service petrol station at Lumsden which is well suited to trucks and large vehicles, with two high-flow pumps, 91, 95, AdBlue and diesel. We had an open day withRead more

RDP are helping to Support Local in North Canterbury

At The Grampians farm in Culverden, North Canterbury, Jono and his family produce outstanding merino wool and are passionate about traceability. Jono’s wife Sarah says, “We aim to provideRead more

Supporting Local on the West Coast

Photo is landing on the Fox Neve 6500 ft with snow capped Mount Tasman (3497m ,11473 ft) standing tall and proud in the back groundRead more

Continued Momentum for RD Petroleum

While we’ve seen some industries slow, RD Petroleum has kept moving. Our online application process and handy app has seen more customers signing up for our services, with our competitive homeRead more

RDP Supporting Cole Scammell Racing

One of RD Petroleum’s Territory Manages, Peter McCallum, just received a great success story and thank you from Cole Scammell Racing, who we helped sponsor for 2019/2020. Some of our customersRead more

Testimonials from RDP Customers

"A Dream Company Compared to What We Had Previously"

Hamish Benny runs Belfield, an 800-hectare mixed farming property in the Hakataramea Valley, South Canterbury, running 3,000 ewes, 200 fattening cattle, 600 replacement hoggets and 100 hectares ofRead more

Why Contrax Central Moved to RDP and Never Looked Back

Contrax Central Limited has been operating across Southland and Central Otago for more than 25 years, delivering heavy earthmoving and civil construction projects. With excavators, dozers and gradersRead more

Why Pete & Belinda Trust RDP After 10 Years

Pete and Belinda have been farming in Fiordland for more than 10 years with RD Petroleum as their trusted fuel supplier. Alongside running a sheep farm, they also operate a diesel-heated Airbnb, makiRead more

"We Haven't Run Out of Fuel in 20 Years"

Jolly Earthworks has been operating in Wanaka for more than 20 years, providing aggregate and hard fill products for construction and infrastructure projects across the region. With heavy machinery aRead more

"RDP Saved Us $4000 a Month"

Dwyer-Lewis Earthworks has been operating across North Canterbury for nearly 25 years, providing earthmoving, agricultural contracting and quarrying services. With a fleet of motor scrapers, graders,Read more

15 Years with RDP, Never Run Dry

Marty Smith has been farming a 236-hectare dairy grazing property in Culverden for more than 30 years and has relied on RD Petroleum for bulk diesel supply for the past 15 years. With tractors,Read more

"I wouldn't have a company this size if it wasn't for RDP"

Cresslands Contracting Ltd has relied on RD Petroleum for bulk diesel supply since the business began more than 12 years ago. Based in North Canterbury, the company provides agricultural contracting,Read more

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