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The government has watered down standards aimed at improving the fuel efficiency of New Zealand's new cars, saying the current schedule is too strict for car importers.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown said the new standards would be the same as Australia's, because the two countries were effectively one car market.
Australia's standards were also watered down from what was originally proposed, after lobbying from the petrol and diesel car industry that
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