Two mothers organising a nationwide fuel strike live two hours away from each other and say they're at the point where they can't afford get their kids together because of the price of fuel.
New Zealanders across the country are feeling pain at the pump, with 91 octane now between $2.10 and $2.50 a litre, depending on where you live.
That's between $105 and $125 to fill up your tank in just an average sized car, TVNZ1's Seven Sharp reported.
Wellingtonian Julia Roche her best friend Donicia are not taking it lying down, rallying support for a nationwide fuel strike to show the nation's disgust at the fuel companies. It's planned from midnight October 26 until midday October 27.
"I'm just a normal person. I am just annoyed seeing the petrol price rise all the time. And everyone was complaining but doing nothing," Ms Roche said.
She and Donicia now can't afford get their kids together and they turned to Facebook in frustration.
"I just began it to get people to start thinking about what we can do together as a country to make a change. I didn't expect it to go so far," Ms Roche said.
But with 20,000 Kiwis already indicating they'll take part, or are interested in taking part, the besties may have become a force to be reckoned with.
"We have got Australia boycotting at $1.60. What are we at? It's not okay. Someone is making profit here and we want to know who. A few cents here and there to a big corporation may not mean much but it's actually a lot to the everyday Kiwi," Ms Roche said.
For those keen on joining the strike, Ms Roche said what they need to do on October 26 is, "refrain from visiting any petrol stations whatsoever. Don't enter one".
She said it's about everybody joining in the protest.
"It's not one individual can do it, it's is all of New Zealand."
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