Karl CheckKarl Check

Karl Check is Vector’s surfing, vege-growing, e-scooter riding, group manager of sustainability.

Storms brought trees down on powerlines. So why is Vector planting more?

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Vector’s sustainability manager Karl Check explains why the company is pushing for more urban forests, despite the April storm bringing down large numbers of trees and disrupting supply to thousands of customers.  The rapid rise of the ‘as-a-service’ model – software, transport, energy and yes, even anything-as-a-service (XaaS) – has got me thinking about the … Read more

Strange but true: Australia has a lot to teach us about renewable energy

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With the announcement that the Government will end offshore oil and gas exploration in New Zealand, and at the end of our four-yearly schooling by Australia in how to win medals, Vector’s Karl Check says parts of Australia are also making pretty good progress when it comes to shifting away from coal and gas fired … Read more