• Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2005

        Energywise Homes Package

        House insulation in New Zealand became mandatory in 1978 and the majority of houses built prior to 1978 were not insulated. The number of houses with inadequate or no insulation is estimated at 900,000 (64% of total housing stock) and of these approximately 300,000 are occupied by low-incomes families. To address this issue, since 1995 government agencies including the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry of Health have implemented retrofit programmes to install insulation in inadequately insulated homes. In 2006, the EECA introduced a rental offer to landlords in which…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2021

        Low Emissions Transport Fund

        The Low Emissions Transport Fund (LETF) in New Zealand supports the adoption of low-emission fuels, including hydrogen, to decarbonize the transport sector. The fund aims to create an enabling regulatory environment, reduce barriers for consenting hydrogen projects, promote a cost-effective transition to a low-emissions economy, and support access to international investment and markets

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2009

        Insulation Programmes 2009-2018

        The Government's Warm Up New Zealand insulation programme ran for nine years in three phases (the current insulation and heating programme is Warmer Kiwi Homes - see separate entry). WUNZ: Heat Smart (WUNZ: HS) ran from 2009-2013 and was open to all households. The second phase, WUNZ: Healthy Homes (WUNZ: HH), ran for three years, was completed at the end of June 2016 and was targeted to low income households. The third phase, WUNZ: Healthy Homes Rentals (WUNZ: HHR) ran from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2018. WUNZ: HHR was open to owners of rental properties, occupied by…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2018

        EVRoam

        EVRoam is a live database of New Zealand’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It collects real-time information from all safe and monitored public charge points around New Zealand, and freely distributes it.
        This maximises the profile of the available charging infrastructure though dozens of existing apps and maps, and lets drivers know if a station is operational or otherwise offline so that they can plan journeys.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2010

        AS/NZS 62087.1:2010 - Set Top Box

        Set-top boxes sold or hired in New Zealand must, by law, comply with Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements.

        Importers and manufacturers of set-top boxes are required to:
        Step-1 Ensure each set-top box model has been tested to AS/NZS 62087.1:2010 and meets or exceed the minimum energy performance levels in AS/NZS 62087.2.1:2008.
        Step-2 Register each set-top box model through the energy rating website.
        Step-3 Provide EECA with product sales data each year.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2012

        AS/NZS 5815.1:2012 - Display, Computer, Monitor

        Computer monitors sold or hired in New Zealand must, by law, comply with Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL)/Energy Rating Label (ERL) requirements.

        Importers and manufacturers of monitors are required to: Step-1 ensure each monitor model has been tested to AS/NZS
        5815.1:2012 and meets or exceeds the minimum energy performance levels in AS/NZS 5815.2:2013.
        Step-2 supply or attach the Energy Rating Label for each model as specified in AS/NZS 5815.2:2013
        Step-3 register each monitor model through the Energy Rating website
        Step-4…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2005

        AS/NZS 4665.1:2005 - External Power Supplies

        External power supplies sold or hired in New Zealand (including products packaged with other products, such as laptops) must, by law, comply with Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requirements.

        Importers and manufacturers of external power supplies (including external power supplies package with other products) are required to:
        Step-1 ensure each external power supply model has been tested to AS/NZS 4665.1:2005 and meets or exceed the minimum energy performance levels in AS/NZS 4665.2:2005.
        Step-2 register each external power supply model through the energy rating website.
        Step-3 provide EECA with product sales data…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2010

        AS/NZS 62087.1:2010 - Television

        Televisions sold or hired in New Zealand must, by law, comply with Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Performance Labelling (MEPL)/Energy Rating Label (ERL) requirements. Televisions must be sold with an Energy Rating Label as shown below.
        For details on the Energy Rating Label see section 4 of AS/NZS 62087.2.2:2011. Standards are available for purchase from Standards New Zealand and for inspection at EECA's head office. A template of this label can be downloaded from the Energy Rating website.
        The person dealing directly with the consumer must check that televisions are registered…

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2008

        Biofuels Sales Obligation

        …biodiversity or adversely affect land with high conservation values. Decisions about which type of biofuel is supplied, how much of it is blended with fossil fuels and where it comes from were to be up to the industry. On 17 December 2008, the Parliament approved a repeal bill, revoking the biofuel obligation. It was determined that the biofuel industry in New Zealand was not yet large enough for the obligation to meet from domestic sources, and would need to rely on imports. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment will still continue to work on developing sustainability standards for biofuels.

        • Policy

        • New Zealand

        • 2023

        Government spending for energy efficiency and recycling: Glenbrook Steel

        In 2023, the New Zealand government announced an agreement with New Zealand Steel to replace half of the coal being used at the Glenbrook Steel Mill for recycling of scrap steel with electricity. The government characterizes this as the largest emissions reduction project in New Zealand to date. The project was to be funded in part (NZD 140 million) by the Government Investment in Decarbonising (GIDI) fund. While GIDI fund has been disestablished this contract is progressing. Emissions reductions expected has increased (to 1Mt pa) and commissioning now likely to happen end of 2025 rather than 2026.

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