SIS. No one wants to see patients put at risk and everything
is being done, and will be done, to
keep them safe.
safe. Question No. 8.
My
My question is to the Minister of
proportion of electricity generation was
proportion of electricity generation
According
According to MBIE's latest energy quarterly publication,
electricity generation came from
that quarter was from renewables. Does the minister agree with
Meridian Energy who have said,
substantially if the policy intent is to have all on call generation
coming from renewable
is to have all on call generation
I don't, Mr Speaker, because what we do know is that some of the
most expensive electricity that we
generate in this country comes from
the
Actually, it is the cost of renewable electricity generation
sources that are lowering and it is
we want to have affordable we want to have affordable
electricity in this country we
need a Government that is prepared to put
the plan in place to
get those renewable sources in.
the plan in place to get those
Will the minister look to battery technology to keep the lights on
for New
technology to keep the lights on for
fuels are no longer part of our future, even though
genesis Energy says trying to use them
for managing seasonal storage could cost
more
moment the technology state for moment the technology state for
batteries is not the kind of
solution we would
be looking at. Given this Government has
the courage to put in place
a plan that will see us through the next 30, 40,
50 years batteries are one option,
as is hydrogen ammonia storage, as
as is hydrogen ammonia storage, as
is increasing our thermal base load
through geothermal and using our
hydro lakes as storage. There are a
range of solutions, Mr
Speaker, and I encourage that member to enter the
21st century and start looking at
21st century and start looking at
With Transpower forecasting electricity demand
electricity demand more than doubling by 2050 and the minister
saying
saying extra generation will probably not come from hydro, that
fossil fuels aren't out future, is
fossil fuels aren't out future, is
the minister open that nuclear
energy should be considered as
suggested by trance power's grid
energy should be considered as
the minister, who is the person that is the head of genesis energy and
what political party did
she come what political party did she come
first part of the question. Mr Speaker, you are really
going to rule that in order. I think it
is immaterial which party the head
of Genesis comes from but what I any
is important is that we put
in placed a quite planning. So what
is the minister doing the ensure
New Zealand households can turn on the
lights when lake levels are low,
when the wind isn't blowing, when
the sun isn't
shining and when fossil fuels are no longer
part of our
fossil fuels are no longer part of
doing to ensure that New Zealanders can keep their lights
on is putting in place a place for the 21st
century that will
see what happens when the world
stops using fossil fuels. What I want to know from
that member in his party with his new
found action on climate changes,
found action on climate changes,
when do they propose to stop burning
fossil fuels.
when do they propose to stop burning fossil fuels. Question
fossil
fossil fuels. Question No. 9.
My
My question is to the Minister for Workplace
My question is to the Minister for
additional support will be available to new
additional support will be available
Is
Is as
Is as part of our transformational Families Package the Government is
making good on its plan
to extend paid parental leave with the
duration rising from 18 weeks
to 22 weeks. There will
also be a rise in the actual payments of
weeks. There will also be a rise in
outcomes for families is one of the Government's