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Westpac NZ launches personal loan for EVs and e-bikes

Westpac NZ launches personal loan for EVs and e-bikes

Westpac NZ has launched a new low-interest personal loan to support more New Zealanders to buy a range of electric vehicles, including EVs, e-bikes, e-scooters and e-mopeds.

The loan is available at 6.99% per annum, and enables applicants to borrow up to $50,000 for up to five years.

Ngāi Tahu Farming – These two farms are side-by-side, but one could become the future of dairying

Ngāi Tahu Farming – These two farms are side-by-side, but one could become the future of dairying

A ground-breaking experiment aims to see a Canterbury dairy farm cut 20% of its greenhouse gas emissions and 20% of its nitrate leaching, and could one day change the way Kiwis farm.

Ngāi Tahu Farming, in partnership with Ngāi Tūāhuriri, has been given an $8 million grant through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund for a seven-year research programme.

Fonterra replacing coal boiler with wood biomass for Waitoa factory

Fonterra replacing coal boiler with wood biomass for Waitoa factory

Fonterra is replacing a coal boiler at its Waitoa factory in the Waikato with a wood biomass boiler as part of its goal to achieve net zero emissions at its manufacturing sites by 2050.

The co-operative celebrated turning the first sod at Waitoa on Thursday with Te Tumuaki o Te Kīngitanga and local iwi Ngāti Hauā. Work will begin on the new boiler installation later this year, and it is expected to be up and running in November next year.

Building in flood-prone locations needs to stop, insurer IAG says

IAG welcomes release of National Adaptation Plan

IAG welcomes the release of the National Adaptation Plan, but more needs to be done to keep New Zealanders safe.

Amanda Whiting, CEO IAG New Zealand says, “The NAP is a great start in our response to the impacts of climate change and includes a wide range of activity that will help grow our ability to adapt. But we need to be much more specific about the steps we will take to adapt and how they will be paid for.