Vulnerable communities - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:13:01 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Vulnerable communities - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Power poverty: Electricity company seeks more Govt help for vulnerable communities https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/07/12/maori-owned-electricity-nau-mai-ra/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:54:09 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=138185 New Zealand's first Maori-owned electricity retailer Nau Mai Ra has launched a petition, urging power generators and Government to provide better electricity outcomes for vulnerable communities. New Zealand's residential power prices have surged almost 50 percent since 2000, faster than most OECD countries. Consumer NZ stats say 17 percent of New Zealanders had trouble paying Read more

Power poverty: Electricity company seeks more Govt help for vulnerable communities... Read more]]> New Zealand's first Maori-owned electricity retailer Nau Mai Ra has launched a petition, urging power generators and Government to provide better electricity outcomes for vulnerable communities.

New Zealand's residential power prices have surged almost 50 percent since 2000, faster than most OECD countries.

Consumer NZ stats say 17 percent of New Zealanders had trouble paying their power bills last year. In Te Tai Tokerau alone, up to 15,500 households spend 10 percent or more of household income on electricity.

Co-founder Ezra Hiriwani said it's time to make systemic change and spread awareness about the proportion of New Zealanders living in power poverty. Read more

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