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New Zealand experienced its highest ever peak in demand for electricity on Monday 9th August resulting in a widespread power outage. Up to 20,000 North Island households were affected on one of the coldest nights of the year, leaving people in the dark and cold....
Many renters live in cold and mouldy houses
Chloe Swarbick, Green Party MP petitions for a rental ‘Warrant of Fitness’ as well as Healthy Homes Regulations in response to finding damp and visible mould in 28,000 New Zealand homes, December 2020. The warrant of fitness would cover the standards set in the...
New insulation rules for windows, walls, ceilings and floors in new homes set to ramp up building costs – Stuff
A major debate is looming over the quality and amount of insulation required in the roof, walls, floors and windows of new builds and small buildings. The country’s building regulator, the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE), has released a...
MBIE Asks For Feedback On Insulation Requirements – Scoop Business
MBIE is asking for feedback on whether New Zealanders think the Building Code should be updated to require more insulation in new homes and buildings. The proposals also suggest adopting new climate zones to better reflect the New Zealand environment. The request for...
Tenant awarded $30k after living with his family in uninsulated sleepout – Stuff
A south Auckland tenant has been awarded $30,000 from the tenancy tribunal after his family spent three years living in a sleepout with no insulation or sufficient ventilation. Sukhmander Singh Brar and his family had rented the property on Takanini School Rd from...
Great effort New Zealand! Fundraiser for Southland Charity Hospital generates 300 bales of wool – Stuff
Sheep farmers and wool brokers have donated about 300 bales of wool to the #Bales4Blair fundraiser. The wool will be made into insulation and carpet for the Southland Charity Hospital, currently underway in Invercargill. The fundraiser is named after the late...
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