New Zealanders were warned last week that we were at risk of nationwide energy blackout. 

High demand combined with a winter snap meant that we weren’t generating enough power to keep up. 

So why does this keep happening? And could things become worse as more electric cars are plugged into the grid?  

Today, Electric Kiwi CEO Luke Blincoe joins Damien to discuss what it will take to make New Zealand’s energy supply more secure. 

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You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.

Host: Damien Venuto
Producer/Editor: Shaun D Wilson
Executive Producer: Ethan Sills 

New Zealanders were warned <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/nationwide-power-worries-transpower-issues-warning-as-winter-big-chill-kicks-in-threat-now-under-control/LTVY6JOP73HO6TFUD4BCMN4MM4/">last week</a> that we were at risk of nationwide energy blackout.    High demand combined with a winter snap meant that we weren’t generating enough power to keep up. 
So why does this keep happening? And could things become worse as more electric cars are plugged into the grid?      Today, Electric Kiwi CEO Luke Blincoe joins Damien to discuss what it will take to make New Zealand’s energy supply more secure. 
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Damien Venuto Producer/Editor: Shaun D Wilson Executive Producer: Ethan Sills

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future.
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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

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