Tired of choosing between heating your home and buying groceries? You're not alone. Power bills have skyrocketed while successive governments have failed to plan for our energy future.
New Zealand has built almost no new clean energy projects in the last decade. Every winter, we face the same crisis: price shocks, supply shortages, and warnings of blackouts. Meanwhile, other countries have comprehensive long-term energy strategies - we don't.
All parties need to work together on this. Energy shouldn't be a political football while families struggle with unaffordable power bills. It's time for a 30-year Energy Strategy that puts communities first and delivers affordable, reliable power for everyone.
New Zealand has no long-term energy plan. Sign this petition to join us in demanding one!
We call on the Government to urgently create a New Zealand Energy Strategy with a roadmap for the next 30 years of energy transformation in Aotearoa.
We are calling for a cross-party approach to developing the New Zealand Energy Strategy to allow for a more stable energy transition.
The Strategy is needed to force a rapid national energy transition which is sustainable, affordable and reliable, and which builds resilience into the energy system.
The Strategy should have three overarching goals: