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electrification

Greens’ State Of The Planet Calls For National Electrification Plan

Written By: notices and features
Date published: 6:10 am, April 21st, 2026 - 28 comments

“The plan would electrify homes, transport and industry, ending New Zealand’s dependence on unpredictable global fossil fuel markets, cutting household power bills, and building real energy security at home.”

“The future of everything is in New Zealand-made energy”

Written By: weka
Date published: 8:51 am, March 31st, 2026 - 27 comments

This is the kind of Just Transition story that turns us in the right direction.

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