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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

Consumer Care Guidelines for electricity retailers must be mandatory

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As He Kāinga Oranga Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago Wellington, we are urging the Electricity Authority to make the Cons

Consumer Care Guildeline w/ Kimberly O'Sullivan : May 16, 2023

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Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan talks to Beth at The Wire on bFM about compliance by electricity retailers with the voluntary Consumer Care Guidelines, how the s

Prepay disconnections stay hidden in homes

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

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

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

Doctor Kimberley O'Sullivan says Pre-pay power customers more likely to struggle

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Kimberley O'Sullivan, a researcher at the University of Otago's Department of Public Health says pre-pay consumers are more likely to be struggling than

More support urged for many struggling to keep warm in winter

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More support urged for many struggling to keep warm in winter 

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Students suffer as they struggle to heat cold flats

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Dr Kimberley O'Sullivan speaks about her research finding students are more likely to live in damp,mouldy homes

Publication or Resource

Barnes, P. Kanga, J. Honeywill, C. Robertson, O.
(2022).
The cost of achieving healthy temperatures in children's bedrooms: Evidence from New Zealand
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164, 12861.
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