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Liquidation of leaky homes firm underlines need for public insurance scheme

Govt investigates better protection for home-owners, as a final building consultant goes to the wall leaving cash-strapped councils as 'last man standing' in weathertightness crisis.

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Fuel companies pocket record margins, thanks to Govt excise cuts

As crude oil prices drop faster than pump prices, an unprecedented 60c in every litre of petrol or diesel is going to the fuel retailers – sparking pleas to pass on the savings to consumers.

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Is Winstone Wallboards bad or actually really good?

Perhaps we have been too quick to lay the blame for the present plasterboard shortage situation squarely at the feet of our biggest construction and building materials company

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Tiwai smelter uncertainty 'not good for NZ', says energy minister

The Government will play a key role in incentivising new renewable generation and breaking gentailers' grip on the electricity market.

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Hydrogen lined up as NZ's next big export – report

In 2050, New Zealanders won't be cooking with green hydrogen and the gas will only meet 8 percent of the country's energy demand, a new report says.

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First home buyer help for hundreds more – just move to Hamilton or Queenstown

The Government’s Budget 2022 announcement around its First Home Loan and Grant schemes is a step in the right direction to help new buyers get a mortgage. Huge hurdles remain

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Hidden climate extras in Budget 2022

While $2.9 billion in new climate-related spending was announced alongside the Emissions Reduction Plan on Monday, Budget 2022 has a few hidden extras for climate policy.

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A game-changer for New Zealand’s electricity needs?

WATCH: Could the NZ Battery Project save us from dry winters and burning fossil fuels? The Changing South team talks to the man who came up with the idea.

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Third of Rotorua’s family harm calls to emergency accommodation

One third of the 120 family harm calls a week in Rotorua are to emergency housing motels, the council says.

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Artificial intelligence designs power network for remote Rakiura Stewart Island

Our low population and aged infrastructure pose significant challenges to a zero-carbon power grid.

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NZ's largest solar farm to be built near Taupō

A solar farm larger than the Auckland and Christchurch CBDs combined could start construction near Taupō as soon as this summer, Marc Daalder reports

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300,000 barrels of emergency diesel stored in UK by New Zealand to be released

The news follows global impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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New Zealand releasing 300,000 barrels of emergency diesel stored in UK

International Energy Agency aims to release 120m barrels of oil stocks to offset loss of Russian supplies

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Rakiura stuck in a dark age

Keeping the lights burning on the country’s third-biggest island continues to consume diesel by the hundreds of thousands of litres a year despite the fuel’s rising cost at the pump and the on

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'Bring on the future': Hopes for RNA revolution in NZ

The Government wants to fund domestic RNA vaccine research, development and manufacturing capacity to prepare New Zealand for the next pandemic.

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PCE: Hydrogen could make emissions budgets unachievable

The country's environmental watchdog says going all in on hydrogen could be an expensive mistake that makes it harder to achieve our climate goals.

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War changes basics of NZ fuel supplies

The Ukraine invasion and looming global fuel supply disruption undermine the contentious decision to close and demolish New Zealand’s only oil refinery.

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