Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart
Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart is an insulation programme that gives New Zealanders the opportunity to make their homes warmer, drier and more energy efficient.
The four-year programme started on 1 July 2009 and finishes when grants run out - that's expected in about September 2013. By the time Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart finishes, about 230,000 homes will have been insulated under the programme.
For more information about these grants visit the ENERGYWISE website.
Although the programme is finishing in September, the Government is investing in Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes - a new government insulation programme delivering warmer, drier and healthier homes through community projects.
Better insulation means our homes are warmer, cosier, and easier to heat. Warmer, drier homes bring health benefits, especially for those with respiratory illness or other conditions derived from living in cold, damp, uninsulated houses.
Read a series of reports commissioned by MED and released in 2012 on the benefits of the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme.
Find out more about Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes.
Read the media release on the Beehive website.
News
Opus delivers 10,000 Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart audits
June 2012
More than 10,000 audits have now been carried out as part of the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme. Read more about the audits.
Thousands more New Zealand homes to be insulated
24 May 2012
An extra 41,500 New Zealand homes will be warmer, drier and healthier, thanks to the extension of the Government’s Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart programme
Read the media statement from the Minister of Energy and Resources Phil Heatley
Ratana to receive essential repairs and upgrades
20 December 2010
Media release from Minister of Energy and Resources
A new initiative to repair and insulate houses in Ratana township will significantly improve the quality of life for residents, and act as a showcase for the benefits of energy efficiency initiatives for other Maori communities.
Read the full media release on the Beehive website.
