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More woes for the NZ electricity infrastructure?

21 Jun 2024

I've been a very strong critic of the New Zealand government's policy of sucking every possible dollar out of its electricity SOEs and leaving little or nothing in reserve for growth, expansion and (it would seem) maintenance.

Yesterday's fiasco North of Auckland, where a 220KV power pylon fell over in a grassy field and killed the power to most of Northland could be yet another example of this short-sighted government policy.

It was only a few weeks ago that Kiwis were warned of an upcoming $15 a month addition to their power bills in order to fund the maintenance and expansion of the national grid.

Now this.

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