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Nikki Cockburn

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Nikki is a freelance writer and copywriter-in-residence at Flick Electric Co.

Why you’ll no longer get offered a fridge to go back to your old power company

Why you’ll no longer get offered a fridge to go back to your old power company

Flick Electric's Nikki Cockburn on why the ban on electricity retailers using promotions to lure back customers is a victory for consumers and competition.

By Nikki Cockburn | 19th February, 2020

Whether the energy is ‘dirty’ or ‘clean’, it all goes to the national grid (Photos: Getty Images)

What makes New Zealand’s electricity?

OPINION: Flick’s Nikki Cockburn breaks down the sources of our electricity.

By Nikki Cockburn | 9th December, 2019

It’s a good question.

How green is New Zealand’s national grid?

In the fourth part of the series with our partners at Flick Electric Co. to help you make better energy choices, Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains how to the national grid works.

By Nikki Cockburn | 26th September, 2019

Is our electricity market hanging consumers out to dry? (Photo: Getty Images)

How your power bill is made

In the third part of a new series with our partners at Flick Electric Co. to help you make better energy choices, Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains what goes into power bill.

By Nikki Cockburn | 4th September, 2019

Power bills are even harder to pay when the cost of living is high

Spot price vs fixed rate: how transparency is changing the electricity market

Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains the difference between fixed rates and spot prices.

By Nikki Cockburn | 30th July, 2019

(Photo: Getty Images).

The forces that define your power bill

In the first part of a series by our friends at Flick Electric to help you make better electricity choices for your wallet and the environment, Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains what spot pricing is and how it impacts your power bill.

By Nikki Cockburn | 9th May, 2019