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Emile Donovan is joined on the show by Mike Casey, CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, to talk about how renters can benefit from proposed changes from the main parties.
Yesterday, the Greens weighed into the energy debate with their ideas on how to get those power bills down. While they're keen on zero-interest loans and expanding the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme ... they'll also set up the aptly named, KiwiPower, funded via the party's so-called "super-rich tax" to invest in renewable energy. It comes after National and Labour also vowed to lower barriers to solar and home electrification with their own energy policies. But is this all enough to convince our landlords to take the leap? Emile Donovan is joined on the show by Mike Casey, CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, to break this issue down.
Electric vehicles are increasingly pulling into New Zealand workshops - and mechanics need the right qualifications to work on them safely. High-voltage battery systems carry risks for untrained technicians, and as EVs become a larger share of the national fleet, workshops without qualified staff risk being left behind. Some vehicle manufacturers are also beginning to require demonstrated technician competency as a condition of warranty-related work - a trend that is expected to grow. Here's where the training is on offer.
Read moreDownloadSolar and storage on farms has been going off like a frog in a sock recently. And Federated Farmers has made it a big part of its election manifesto. While Wayne Langford recently missed out on a fourth term as president, he's a Bright Spark in our books for all the work he's done to get this issue on the political radar and help speed up adoption.
Read moreDownload"To emphasise both the risk and the opportunity for New Zealand’s political economy, the price of Brent crude hit US$100 a barrel again on Friday, which is likely to push petrol prices back towards $3.50/litre. But New Zealand’s uptake of EVs, home solar, home batteries and grid-scale solar and batteries is lagging far behind most other countries, who have incentives and national strategies to electrify fast."
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