Our history

Founded in 1947 by Desmond Ormsby, our journey started in Te Kuiti.

The grand opening of our Te Kuiti Depot, located 42 Carroll Street, which was re-built in 1977.

We re-branded and formed Waitomo Brennan Petroleum.

We started our Fuel Direct service in Auckland.

We changed our name to Waitomo Petroleum Limited.

The Ormsby family buys our shares back from Mobil, making us proudly Kiwi-owned and operated.

We open our first Fuel Stop located in Te Uku.

Waitomo - Kiwis fueling Kiwis is branded to align with our core values.

We disrupt the fuel market in the Capital, and start ramping up our national network expansion, heading to the South Island.

We celebrate 75 years proudly fueling Kiwis.

We're due to open New Zealand's first hydrogen refueling site at a Waitomo Fuel Stop, with construction currently underway in Hamilton, Palmerston North and Wiri.

Marking a new era with our new whare.

We completed our acquisition of Z Energy's (Z) Mini-Tankers bulk and commercial fuel business, and took over ownership on 1 August.