Sustainable business & financeHow solar could ease NZ’s $42b power pain Power costs have jumped 40% in five years as ageing assets strain the grid.24 Nov 09:54 PM
EnergyGenesis gives green light to $236m Bay of Plenty solar projectThe Edgecumbe project will power about 29,800 homes from 2027.23 Nov 10:05 PM
PremiumOpinionFraser Whineray: Keep renewable electricity targets if you hate the planet and the poorOpinion: Why chasing 100% renewable electricity makes little sense.19 Nov 08:00 PM
PremiumSustainable business & financeFran O'Sullivan: Musk’s space-based AI challenge meets new era of pragmatism18 Nov 04:00 PM
InflationFood prices rise 4.7% in year to October, but cheaper veggies drive monthly decline16 Nov 10:47 PM
PremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: A mature conversation about asset sales and CGT? Yeah, right16 Nov 08:59 PM
WorldZelenskyy pushes out ministers in corruption probeSvitlana Grynchuk and German Galushchenko resigned after Zelenskyy’s demand.12 Nov 06:17 PM
New ZealandTranspower lifts grid emergency after 'severe' solar storm hitsThere was no impact on consumers' electricity as a result of the storm, Transpower said.12 Nov 03:28 AM
New Zealand‘This is not restoration’: Māori leader challenges Ruakākā solar projectDr Mere Kepa says the $227m project stands on ancestral Te Parawhau land.10 Nov 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumStock takesStock Takes: Is a2 Milk on a roll again?Shares in a2 Milk have rallied by about 77% so far this year.06 Nov 08:00 PM
New Zealand'Please conserve power use': Power restored in Far North, but capacity lowThe electricity network in parts of the Far North 'remains vulnerable', Top Energy says.06 Nov 04:23 PM
BusinessAir NZ begins nationwide test flights of its first electric aircraftThe Beta Alia CX300 will fly across the country over the next four months. Video / Mike ScottWatch06 Nov 07:12 AM
Energy'Significant public benefit': Watchdog backs Huntly power station planThe 10-year deal secures Huntly's back-up power supply until 2035.05 Nov 10:32 PM
PremiumPremiumPropertyDowner NZ costs down, pushes up profitFrom rail to roads, hospitals to the $800m airport upgrade – Downer and Hawkins are busy.03 Nov 10:59 PM
New ZealandMeridian starts work on $227m Ruakākā solar farmIt is expected to produce enough electricity to power about half the homes in Northland.02 Nov 04:30 AM
New ZealandSouthland crews race to restore power after 'apocalyptic' stormAbout 2200 homes remain without power across Southland after the storm.31 Oct 11:05 PM
New ZealandEnvironment Court ruling clears way for $9.8m Greytown solar farmIt’s the first solar farm in New Zealand granted consent by the Environment Court.30 Oct 07:28 PM
WorldRussia pounds Ukraine with 700 drones and missiles in latest assaultEnergy facilities under attack, piling more pressure on Ukraine’s fragile grid.30 Oct 06:42 PM
New ZealandLightning strike that cut power to HB and Gisborne hit power lines near TaupōTranspower has shared more details about the lightning strike that cut power to thousands.28 Oct 01:47 AM
WorldGoogle unveils plan to restart US nuclear plant to power AI infrastructureThe company has signed a 25-year deal to buy power from the Iowa nuclear plant.27 Oct 11:30 PM
New Zealand‘A tough few days’: Govt gives $150k to storm-ravaged Southland and CluthaThousands remain without power as a cold blast starts to hit already battered areas. 27 Oct 12:09 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldAI building boom strains power and water infrastructuresNew York Times: Nearly 60% of the 1244 largest data centres in the world are outside US. 21 Oct 04:00 PM
EnergyGovt's new stance could add to power pipeline - Meridian chair CEO Mike Roan says strong spring winds have lifted early 2026 performance.20 Oct 10:47 PM
Energy‘Good to have clarity’: Genesis weighs next steps on renewables planGenesis chairwoman Barbara Chapman says the company is reviewing its equity options.16 Oct 02:09 AM
New ZealandPower consumers must register to get $270 payment in Hawke’s BayHawke's Bay power consumers' annual payment dates to the 1990s - this year it's a big one.15 Oct 11:23 PM
WorldPlugging-in to EVs as back-up power for blackoutsPilot programme testing idea EV battery power energy can be sent to grid during outages.13 Oct 05:00 PM
EconomyNicola Willis says Chorus sales money could go towards funding hospitals and schoolsWillis said Chorus move does not amount to asset sales, insists economy is improving.10 Oct 12:24 AM
WorldBoston public housing upgrades units with window heat pumpsWindow heat pumps offer a faster, cheaper way to decarbonise the public housing sector.08 Oct 09:45 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergy‘It’s not cheap’: Expert on price tag for NZ’s LNG import pushBut supply of LNG won't be an issue with glut predicted to come on to market.08 Oct 04:00 PM
