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Why you aren't getting an extra Vector payment anymore

The Entrust dividend payout is on its way to 365,000 Aucklanders this year.

Hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders get $350 in their bank accounts

The cash is on its way to 365,000 Aucklanders this year.

Opinion: Is solar power the solution for NZ’s energy crisis?

OPINION: Rooftop solar power could help fix NZ’s energy crisis, build disaster resilience.

Letters: Government MIA in face of devastating mill closures

OPINION: 'Why hasn't the Government stepped in and provided a solution?'

Methanex proposes idling one plant indefinitely, job cuts

The nation's biggest gas user will go down to one plant.

'What other f***ing signs do you need?' Shane Jones fumes over mill closures

The Regional Development Minister says foreign investors were warned.

Contact Energy makes $1.86 billion play for Manawa

Contact says it wants a more diversified, resilient and efficient business.

'Massive blow': Hundreds of jobs lost as Winstone shuts mills

One of the central North Island's biggest employers has made the call to shut two mills.

Methanex pressured to fill key government gas contract in the midst of supply squeeze

The Government's last-minute gas contract is another sign of deep trouble in the market.

Government told to reduce household gas usage to save industry

A Green building group warned there isn't enough gas for households and industry.

Editorial: NZ's electricity sector needs mates

OPINION: The solution to New Zealand's power supply problems is not simple.

Methanex gas deal a sign of tough times for New Zealand industry

Methanol maker will bolster its profits through selling rather than using its gas supply.

Energy crisis: How to save money as power price spike looms for households

Wholesale electricity prices double in three weeks; residential users face bigger bills.

Power price spike a threat to provincial economy, energy users' group says

Multiple mills have had to go offline in the last week due to high power prices.

Markets with Madison: Power problems

Wholesale electricity prices are incredibly high – an analyst explains how the major power generation companies are handling it. Video / Alyse Wright

'Slow-motion train wreck': Power price warning for households as major users feel the crunch

'Slow-motion train wreck' in NZ's power market, an electricity company head says.