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Kiwipower: Power to the People | Wellington News
The Green Party’s bold new plan introduces Kiwipower — a publicly owned electricity company set to slash bills and power New Zealand with renewables. With a $980 million four-year budget, it targets energy hardship, breaks up market dominance by big utilities, and offers zero-interest solar loans and renters’ solar rights. Two hundred million dollars will fund community energy projects — schools, marae, libraries — keeping profits local. Funding? A revamped tax system hitting the wealthy and corporations. This isn’t just energy reform — it’s putting power back in the people’s hands. Listen in…
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