{"id":155,"date":"2018-05-01T13:43:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T01:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2025-07-28T21:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:12:27","slug":"stop-the-solar-tax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/stop-the-solar-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the Solar Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Stop the Solar Tax\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n\n                \n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/act.greenpeace.org\/ea-action\/action?ea.client.id=1939&#038;ea.campaign.id=52200\" target=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                                Sign the petition\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"\n                        src=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/daf9ba53-gp0stq7z0_pressmedia.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;no_image&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The problem&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Solar power is one of the fastest growing clean energy sources in the world - but our ability to use it in New Zealand is under threat.Big energy companies see solar as a threat to their profits and their control of your power.Right now they\\u2019re moving to cut it off. Their first move is the new solar tax in Hawke\\u2019s Bay which penalises people who have solar panels.&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The solution&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;We must push back before that spreads nationwide and tell the Electricity Authority to Say No to the Solar Tax.The New Zealand Electricity Authority must take responsibility for protecting solar power and regulate to prohibit electricity providers from penalising solar users, financially or otherwise.&quot;}]}}\"><\/div><div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/columns\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;columns_block_style&quot;:&quot;tasks&quot;,&quot;columns_title&quot;:&quot;What you can do&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sign the petition&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Call on the New Zealand Electricity Authority must take responsibility for protecting solar power and regulate to prohibit electricity providers from penalising solar users, financially or otherwise.&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Sign the petition&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/act.greenpeace.org\\\/ea-action\\\/action?ea.client.id=1939&amp;ea.campaign.id=52200&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Share the video&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Tiki Taane joined us to deliver 45,000 paper suns and the petition to the Electricity Authority in Wellington -- all the while serenading them with his brand new song, Shine Your Love. &quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;Share on facebook&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv&quot;},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Donate&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Chip in now to help us win this campaign. 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