Power hikes hit marooned Christchurch residents

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Source: Labour Party – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Power hikes hit marooned Christchurch residents

Canterbury residents have been hit with a double whammy this week with flooding and increases in their power bills, says Labour’s energy spokesperson David Shearer.

“I have had emails from people in the Flockton basin in Mairehau  who say that every component of their electricity bill is increasing. This at the same time they are trying to deal with one of the worst floods in memory .

“As one resident says ‘ We received a bill today of all days, we are stuck in our home due to flooding but the good news still keeps coming! Why is it that power prices only rise!’

Power companies across the country are playing the  ‘hey, it’s not our fault’ game as  each part of the power industry blames the other for power increases.

“In the case of the latest bills from Christchurch, the power company Genesis is blaming the lines company Orion for some of the increases. The increase for an average family over a year on the composite rate would be around $200.

“It is imperative that this blame game is stopped along with the latest round of power increases. As  consumers have said to me – when did it become policy to hike electricity charges every four months.

“The magnitude of the increase is outrageous given that New Zealand is oversupplied with electricity and demand has been slack for years .If the market was working as the government claims then prices would be going down.

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“Power prices are now in crisis. The government must act before we face another winter of discontent.”

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  1. Its true we are looking for a way forward from our uninsurable homes, the floods, and the power prices.
    When we go over to the Labour manifesto sites we see slogans like ‘Kiwi Insurance’ , ‘Unitary authority for power prices’, ‘Sorry about your floods’ and so on. Where’s the meat.
    The earthquakes should be declared a National disaster even at this stage. They would put the liability on all New Zealanders.
    Its going to be 50 billion dollars over thirty years. Thats $NZ35000 for every taxpayer. Now who is it in the Labour party that can work out a way forward from that. The NZ Nat Govt has cordoned us off.

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