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'This is bold': Meridian hails Govt move to unlock energy investment

Nicola Willis confirmed the Crown will maintain its 51% stake in power firms.

'The market is not broken': Contact pushes back on reform calls

Contact chairman Rob McDonald says lower prices depend on building new power capacity.

Gas, low hydro, weigh on NZ wholesale electricity market

Wholesale electricity is trading near $200/MWh, up on the long-term winter average.

Letters: The pros and cons of housing intensification

OPINION: Luxon’s pandering to the world’s most famous newly engaged couple was desperate.

Fraser Whineray: Four urgent policy fixes to insulate NZ against rising power prices

OPINION: New Zealand's renewable electricity credentials are world-leading.

Vector takes $37m impairment over gas uncertainty

Vector's adjusted earnings rose 16% to $401.1m in the June year.

$193m push: Transpower's plan to meet rising power demand in South Island

Transpower plans to build two new switching stations near Ōrari and Rangitata.

Levelling the field: Measures promise more choices in electricity market

The Electricity Authority plans three interventions to boost competition in the market.

Mercury's profit plunges to $1m amid tough power conditions

Tough power generating conditions hit Mercury's earnings in the June year.