New Zealand doctor bills US embassy for rising fuel costs: ‘payment expected within 7 days’
Asia - South China Morning Post
April 3, 2026
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A New Zealand doctor has sent the US embassy in Wellington an invoice for his clinic’s fuel bills, saying that President Donald Trump and his administration should take responsibility for starting a war that has sent oil prices spiralling.
Shane Dunphy asked the embassy to reimburse him for the NZ$2,790.95 (US$1,600) in petrol vouchers he gave staff at Onslow Medical Centre in the capital so that they could travel to work, The Guardian newspaper reported.
“Because of the current fuel crisis,...