Major energy users grapple with very high power prices
Some major energy users say ruinous prices are making them lose faith in the Government.
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Letters: Power companies switch common decency for profit
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'Penalty for being poor': Advocates put heat on power firms to scrap disconnection fees
Advocates say disconnection from essential services as a way of debt collection is unjust.
'We used the pools for a hot shower': Families go months without power because of non-payment
Households choose between heating and cooking to keep the power on.
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The power cut is causing ongoing damage to Northland's reputation, NorthChamber says.
Spark gets go-ahead for surf lagoon data centre
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Power bills pile on the pressure for households, small businesses
Most respondents in a new survey were worried about rising costs and network resilience.
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Northland businesses want compensation.
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
Northland outages: Auckland Mayor suggests bolt removal led to pylon fall
'I am making this assessment well before any official investigation,' Brown wrote.
Toppled pylon: More power supply restored, further outages not ruled out
Northland is expected to get full power again today following Friday's pylon collapse.
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British Labour Party looks to ban new oil drilling as NZ lifts ban
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Government will reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
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