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Kiwis target zero carbon but green dream puts energy security at risk

Maintaining reliable supply and affordable rates will become more challenging as NZ nears its goal
Wed, Nov 08, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern aims to switch the electricity grid entirely to renewables by 2035.
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AFTER defying the political odds to become the world's youngest female leader, New Zealand's Prime Minister is taking on a different kind of power challenge.

Jacinda Ardern aims to switch the electricity grid entirely to renewables by 2035, which would place the South...

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