Nearly a third of New Zealand households struggle with “energy hardship” – paying their power bills, heating their home, mould and dampness.
The figure was released today by Statistics New Zealand in a first of its kind study, which also found the situation is much worse for renters and low-income families.
Professor Philippa Howden Chapman, said her colleagues in the United States, Europe and Australia give energy hardship “a lot of attention, but this problem doesn’t appear in any energy policy documents in New Zealand”. Please Read here for more details