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The Panel with Sue Kedgley and Allan Blackman (Part 2)

Interview

Kim O’Sullivan Spoke on The Panel with Wallace Chapman 30 May 23 about energy hardship and ways to fix it, including energy performance certificates for

Heating NZ's homes: 'We're really still lagging way, way behind'

Interview

Kim O’Sullivan was interviewed by RNZ at the recent Reducing Energy Hardship Conference for the story on 28 May 2023 Heating NZ's homes: 'We're really st

You don't need to pay rent for a flooded house you can't live in

Interview
You don't have to pay rent for a house you can't live in

The Residential Tenancies Act, the law that governs rentals, says if your flat is destroyed, or

Prepay disconnections stay hidden in homes

Media release

Households using prepay electricity are at greater risk of energy hardship.

The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Andrew Hoggard (Part 2)

Interview

Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Andrew Hoggard discuss if Aotearoa should have a national design agency, with urban design a controversial topic.

McCarroll and Andrew Hoggard (Part 2)

Interview

Transgender conference sparks fierce national backlash

Interview

University of Otago, Wellington research fellow Brodie Fraser  who has done research into the discrimination Takatāpui and LGBTIQ+ people face in th

Experts call for compulsory ventilation systems in NZ homes

Interview

Building experts are pushing for ventilation systems to be compulsory in all new homes to help curb Covid-19 and other airborne diseases

The price of keeping kids warm at night

News
New study finds heating a child's bedroom at night through a Wellington winter would use up almost half the Winter Energy Payment

Research Project

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