A 80-year-old man died from severe burns after a kerosene fridge exploded at a holiday home in the Marlborough Sounds, due to the accidental mixing of kerosene and methylated spirits, prompting a coroner's warning on safe fuel use.
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driven by demand spikes and insufficient generation
\\ \\ **Press Release**\\ \\ **Greens' finger-pointing ignores real solutions for energy**\\ \\ ****Simon Court****\\ \\ 11 May 2026\\ \\ "The Greens campaign against projects that would generate abundant energy, then complain when shortages drive up prices," says ACT Energy spokesperson Simon Court in response to the Green Party's call for power price caps this winter.\\ \\ **Read More**Social-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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