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Power Price War

Monday, 10 February 2014, 10:26 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Date: 8/02/2014 While Genesis Energy is offering its customers in Christchurch and other ‘select’ parts of the country a two-year locked-in price which is reported to be almost 10% higher than the amount their customers are paying presently Allen ... More >>

Home Invasions

Monday, 11 November 2013, 3:42 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

On Armistice Day we remember those brave New Zealanders who fought to preserve and protect our freedom. Sadly, in New Zealand today, such long held freedoms are being eroded. We have predators targeting the vulnerable: our young and our elderly. More >>

Grey Power Electricity

Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 12:40 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power Electricity is offering discounted electricity to its members. This will benefit all consumers, not only our members, because it will challenge all the big companies to match our prices. More >>

Asset Sales Referendum

Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 12:55 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Asset Sales Referendum It is now obvious that John Key is prepared to risk his chances in the general election next year. Like several prime ministers before him, he fails to recognize that winning an election is not a mandate for everything in the manifesto. ... More >>

Flexible Superannuation

Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 4:00 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power has vowed to fight proposed changes to national superannuation released by United Future leader Peter Dunne today. More >>

Grey Power: Rising Power Prices

Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 3:11 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

In today’s NZ Herald there is an article on rising power prices, what is new? If it is not the retailers of electricity increasing their prices it is the lines companies, the price rises contained in this article are clearly the responsibility of the lines ... More >>

Grey Power calls for compulsory military training

Monday, 8 July 2013, 1:18 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

What is our society coming to when an elderly gentleman, on a walker, is attacked leaving the RSA? This follows hot on the heels of other well-publicised and cowardly acts against elderly, and Grey Power is sick of it. It is about time that we demanded ... More >>

Grey Power and Home Heating

Friday, 24 May 2013, 12:27 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

National President, Roy Reid has expressed his concern that New Zealanders can’t afford adequate home heating. More >>

Sale of Meridian Energy

Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 1:20 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

"Grey Power will go to the streets to fight the proposed sale of Meridian Energy," said Roy Reid, President of Grey Power and leader of the Keep Our Assets campaign, at Grey Power's annual general meeting in Auckland today. "The coming referendum ... More >>

Proposed Changes to Electricity Charges

Thursday, 18 April 2013, 1:08 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power is very pleased to learn that two political parties have today released details on savings on the cost of electricity, which will greatly benefit older people especially those on a fixed income. More >>

GreyPower Electricity Campaign

Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 12:14 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Electricity Campaign At 2 pm today (Wednesday 3 April) GreyPower is launching a “Prices must fall campaign” at the rooms of Rural Women NZ located at level 8 Willbank House 57 Willis Street Wellington. We are told that there is an electricity ... More >>

Private Health Insurance

Thursday, 21 March 2013, 2:00 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

The Grey Power Board and members are concerned at the large number of older persons who are being priced out of their private health insurance at a time in their life when they need it most. More >>

Grey Power Zone 2 submission to the Auckland City Council

Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 2:27 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

That the president and the Federation board, having studied the submission as written, can find no hint or suggestion of racism contained within the submission. More >>

Grey Power and Asset Sales

Thursday, 21 February 2013, 10:42 am | Grey Power New Zealand

The editorial in today’s Taranaki Daily News contains misconceptions regarding Grey Power’s relationship to political parties as it pertains to the asset sale petition. More >>

Prison Sentences For Assaulting Elderly

Thursday, 25 October 2012, 11:29 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power National President, Roy Reid, is disgusted at the assault of an 82 year partially-blind elderly man in Wellington and says that anyone convicted of assaulting a superannuitant should automatically face a manditory minimum prison term of 3 years. ... More >>

Grey Power expresses dismay

Friday, 14 September 2012, 10:41 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power expresses dismay at the dumping of government subsidies for heat pumps and other efficient heating appliances. More >>

Electricity surplus impact on the partial sale of SOEs

Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 1:36 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power NEW ZEALAND FEDERATION INCORPORATED Press Release: Time: Date: 4/9/2012 From: Roy Reid- Grey Power New Zealand Federation President Subject: The electricity surplus impact on the partial sale of electricity state assets. More >>

Grey Power Statement on Asset Sales

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 11:33 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power calls on Government to slow down the asset sales process, and engage properly with household consumers to find practical solutions to power price rises, cold houses, and long-term energy sustainability. More >>

Napier marches against sale of State Assets

Friday, 29 June 2012, 10:44 am | Grey Power New Zealand

Grey Power, Labour and Green party supporters and other citizens will be joining a march and rally against the sale of state-owned assets on Saturday, 30th June. Starting at noon at Memorial Square in Napier, the participants will march up Emerson ... More >>

Strategy Asset Sales Actions for Grey Power

Thursday, 28 June 2012, 4:17 pm | Grey Power New Zealand

Householders already struggling with their power bills will be shocked by their next one, because a savage price increase coincides with increased winter heating demand. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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