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Category: Environment

July 1, 2020
Gerard Hehir: With great power comes no responsibility

Gerard Hehir: With great power comes no responsibility

My house is currently supplied electricity by Meridian. As soon as I can change I will because Meridian spilled water to hike electricity prices. They got consumers to spend an extra $80 million on power unnecessarily. Clever them. The Electricity Authority has called their behaviour an “undesirable trading situation”, or “UTS”. Where shall I start …

September 25, 2019
Bryce Edwards: Ardern was supposed to be the anti-Trump, but she failed to speak truth to power

Bryce Edwards: Ardern was supposed to be the anti-Trump, but she failed to speak truth to power

A meeting with US president Donald Trump was always a fraught proposition for New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. It was never going to deliver any clear wins, and was unlikely to do her progressive reputation any favours. And that’s the outcome – Ardern’s reputation has probably taken a hit, at least among her own …

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