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Reliable Fuel Supply for a North Canterbury Ag-Air Operation

Bill Byrch, together with his wife Petrina, runs Motunau Ag-Air Ltd from their family farm in North Canterbury, a 600-hectare sheep and beef property. Bill runs the flying side of the business himselRead more

Spring Doesn't Wait: Getting Your Bulk Fuel Sorted Before the Rush

Spring is the busiest stretch of the farming year in the South Island, and it's also the stretch where running short of diesel costs you the most. Here's how to make sure fuel is the one thing youRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Calves at Ikawai

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Eglinton Valley

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Moa Flat

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

20 Years, 45 Trucks and Zero Fuel Stress

Danny is part of the team at KB Contractors, a civil construction company based in Mosgiel that has been operating for around 40 years. The fleet includes 40–45 trucks, around 20 diggers andRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Hokonui Hills

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Macraes

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Golden Bay

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

12 Years with RDP, Never Run Out

Tristan runs TG Contracting out of Takaka, operating both an earthmoving business, now approaching 15 years, and an agricultural business, which has been running for six years. Across that time, he'sRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Castle Hill

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

From the Driver's Seat: Hampden

Every Thursday, we're handing the camera over to the people who know our roads best, our drivers. Each week one of the team sends in their favourite shot from a delivery, and we share it here alongRead more

Testimonials from RDP Customers

Reliable Fuel Supply for a North Canterbury Ag-Air Operation

Bill Byrch, together with his wife Petrina, runs Motunau Ag-Air Ltd from their family farm in North Canterbury, a 600-hectare sheep and beef property. Bill runs the flying side of the business himselRead more

20 Years, 45 Trucks and Zero Fuel Stress

Danny is part of the team at KB Contractors, a civil construction company based in Mosgiel that has been operating for around 40 years. The fleet includes 40–45 trucks, around 20 diggers andRead more

12 Years with RDP, Never Run Out

Tristan runs TG Contracting out of Takaka, operating both an earthmoving business, now approaching 15 years, and an agricultural business, which has been running for six years. Across that time, he'sRead more

Reliable Jet A1 Support for Marlborough Helicopters

Marlborough Helicopters has been flying out of Omaka Airfield in Blenheim for around 40 to 45 years, with the company first established back in the 1980s. Current owners Tom Simon Moar and his busineRead more

"Good Service, Good Fuel and Help at our Fingertips."

Southern Lakes Helicopters has been operating out of Te Anau for over 40 years, running a fleet of 11 aircraft across the South Island, down to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands, and up toRead more

16 Years with RDP on a 101-Year Family Farm

Te Anau Downs Station has been in Peter Chartres' family for over 101 years, with Peter himself at the helm for the past 42. Running sheep, cattle, deer and exotic forests across the station, theRead more

"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

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