Solar Panels
Labour party offering cash-back scheme for building solar panel
The Labour Party is unapologetically targeting higher income New Zealanders with its solar panel policy announced today. If elected labour will offer a cash back of up to four thousand dollars for… Video, Audio
Long Read: Our renewable power struggle
By George Driver: Millions of panels could soon be erected across thousands of hectares of the country as an unprecedented solar-farm boom begins. Audio
New direction for traditional farm
With fields of crops, shimmering solar panels and several hundred Wagyu beef cattle, young farmer Ryan Cockburn is changing the landscape on his grandparents' coastal property. Audio
Floating solar farms at sea: NZ "ripe for them"
Floating solar panels are being developed to sit on the ocean's surface, providing power to ships and shore. Børge Bjørneklett's Norwegian company, Ocean Sun already has them in operation in the… Video, Audio
New direction for traditional farm
From regenerative agriculture and Japanese beef cattle to solar panels that run the irrigation pumps, Ryan Cockburn is changing the farming landscape on his grandparents farm near Ashburton. Audio
Research on reluctance to install solar power cells
The rate of take up on solar technology in New Zealand is stubbornly slow. Dr Yvonne Matthews from NIWA has been given a Marsden Fund grant to look into the value of solar cells of Aotearoa. She talks… Audio
UN report: Uyghur Muslims abuse claims credible
The UN is accusing China of serious human rights violations and says it's reasonable to conclude a pattern of large-scale arbitrary detention occurred.
The China Director at Human Rights Watch Sophie… Audio
Solar panels for marae will reduce costs, improve resilience
Marae and rural communities will be able to install solar panels to help save money and provide clean and locally generated power as part of small scale government funded projects.
Ngātiwai trust… Audio
Energy from the sun fires up vege packhouse
Growing veggies is in Robin Oakley's blood. The fifth generation grower was running a three hectare market garden before he'd even finished school. He started Oakley's Premium Fresh Vegetables in 1999… Audio
Why aren't we encouraging more rain water harvesting?
With water restrictions being placed on Auckland and Northland due to drought, should urban dwellers be storing rainwater for irrigation and non-potable use when the weather gets dry? Audio
Green cities of the future - what we can expect in 2050
Better solar panels and efficient carbon capture technology will help shape the impact and look of cities in the future, say MacDiarmid Institute scientists. Audio
Our Changing World for 12 September 2019
MacDiarmid Institute scientists talk about how their work improving solar panel efficiency and developing carbon capture and storage techniques might shape cities of the future. Audio
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz: how buildings contribute to climate change
Professor Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is the director of the Centre of Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy at the Central European University in Budapest. She is also Vice Chair of the IPCC. She's in… Audio
What are we actually doing to slow down climate change
In the face of stark warnings on climate change - are we actually doing anything? Reporter Sarah Robson headed to the Climate Change and Business conference in central Auckland today to speak to some… Audio
Interview: Solar Economics
Dr Kiti Suomalainen talks about a new way to work out if solar panels will make dollars and sense on top of your home. Audio
Trump claims solar panels on border wall plan
US President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it.
Greenpeace campaign against solar power surcharge cleared
Greenpeace has been cleared over a social media campaign that attacked a solar power surcharge imposed by a Hawke's Bay power company.
New solar panel charge kicks in
Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is introducing an extra charge for solar panel users, in a move Greenpeace says is wrong. Audio
Solar advocate says lines company fighting progress with levy
Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is defending its revenue stream against emerging solar generation technology. Audio
Power company charging more to solar panel owners
The Hawke's Bay lines company Unison is putting an extra charge on most householders who from today put solar panels on their roof. Audio