As more households and businesses get off gas, the Commerce Commission is proposing to let distributors moderately lift prices on those who remain.
It says it will now put more scrutiny on the way disconnections are being carried out and priced.
Yesterday it released its draft decision on how distribution companies could charge for gas delivery over the next four years.
These will be $4 a month for Auckland households, and about a $2 increase for the rest of the houses in the North Island.
These would begin in October next year and go for two years, with increases after that limited to inflation, the commission says.
The regulator also noted there had been high reported disconnection costs.
It would now begin collecting data on how disconnections were being priced - as it expects the issue to grow in the next few years.
Vhari McWha, a commissioner at the regulator, speaks to Kathryn about the draft decision.
