NZGIF writes off $133m on SolarZero
Annual report notes impairment of loans as taxpayer-backed fund winds down.
Staff protest outside SolarZero’s Auckland office after the liquidation.
Tim Hunter
Mon, 03 Nov 2025
The Government-funded investment vehicle NZ Green Investment Finance has written off $133.3 million loaned to support failed solar energy provider SolarZero.
NZGIF’s annual report gave no details on the impairment other than to note that SolarZero was in liquidation.
In April, the Government
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Tim Hunter
Mon, 03 Nov 2025
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