New ZealandEnergy crisis: How to save money as power price spike looms for householdsWholesale electricity prices double in three weeks; residential users face bigger bills.09 Aug 07:00 AM
CommoditiesElectricity regulator steps in as Prime Energy defaults on payment to ManawaThe Electricity Authority is working with both companies on a 'managed resolution'.09 Aug 06:34 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyPower price spike a threat to provincial economy, energy users' group saysMultiple mills have had to go offline in the last week due to high power prices.08 Aug 08:30 PM
BusinessMarkets with Madison: Power problemsWholesale electricity prices are incredibly high – an analyst explains how the major power generation companies are handling it. Video / Alyse WrightWatch08 Aug 07:00 PM
Energy'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.08 Aug 07:00 AM
New ZealandPower price spikes: Government calls for energy dataAssociate energy minister Shane Jones accuses the power companies of profiteering.08 Aug 05:51 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesOpinion: Power price pain remedy might already be at our feetOpinion: Could superhot geothermal energy address the extreme power price increases?07 Aug 10:17 PM
EnergyPower prices double in three weeks; Government may interveneShane Jones says the Government is considering intervening to force lower prices.07 Aug 08:34 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Study history to improve our education standardsOPINION: 'All New Zealand children should have access to music education.'07 Aug 05:00 PM
EnergyGovt considering importing LNG as dire energy shortfall bitesBrown also called on Labour to form a bipartisan approach to restore confidence.07 Aug 05:12 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesMarket conditions may drive Manawa Energy earnings lowerAmid energy price concerns, company asks NZX to keep it on a trading halt.07 Aug 02:29 AM
EnergyRising energy costs could force closure of Oji Fibre Solutions recycling plant'Crazy outcome' could follow as high power prices blamed for plant's possible closure.07 Aug 12:16 AM
ManufacturingMajor energy users grapple with very high power pricesSome major energy users say ruinous prices are making them lose faith in the Government.06 Aug 11:47 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRob Rogers: Massive power price rises down the line unless we act nowOPINION: NZ could see power prices doubling, 1 in 5 Kiwis already can’t afford their bill.05 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand‘Just an estimate’: $9k shock gas bill dropped on familyContact Energy told the customer the bill was due to their gas usage being underestimated.02 Aug 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyHow a $448 million wind farm was nearly blown off courseFrom multiple cyclones to Covid lockdowns and cement gone wrong.01 Aug 03:00 AM
New ZealandTwo workers on collapsed Transpower pylon had ‘no formal training’Almost 100,000 people - and businesses - were left without power on June 20.31 Jul 11:42 PM
New Zealand$260 coming to the pockets of power consumers in Hawke's BayIt's a $20 increase from last year's dividend.31 Jul 09:37 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Attacks on the Treaty of Waitangi akin to domestic abuseOPINION: 'There has been no equal partnership between Māori and Pākehā.'29 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyNZ power system needs to change, says Vector bossVector's Simon Mackenzie says the electricity reforms of the 1990s no longer apply.26 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandTranspower willing to provide some payment to Northland for power cut, MP saysNorthland MP Grant McCallum had a productive meeting with Transpower about compensation.25 Jul 12:01 AM
New Zealand'Unclear, unkind and unreasonable': Scrap disconnection fees for power debt says lobby groupPetition against hefty fees to be presented to Electricity Authority this week.23 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeCan the solar industry keep the lights on?Financial Times: Global supply glut of panels hurts producers, helps installations.22 Jul 10:07 PM
EnergyTiwai Point to ramp down electricity usage to ease tight supplyTightening gas supply and low lake levels have pushed wholesale power prices higher.22 Jul 01:34 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyWhat's behind the latest power price spike?NZ wholesale power prices are sharply higher this winter.21 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMore than 7000 properties without power in TokoroaThe unplanned outage at 9.21am was caused by lines coming down on Baird Road.18 Jul 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionSome new houses so energy efficient, they must be cooled in winter, Minister saysOver-insulated? Penk says some people are taking extreme steps.17 Jul 09:34 PM
OpinionOpinion: 'An emotional discussion' - We need to know the size of NZ's energy hardship problemOPINION: No one likes the idea of a family struggling to pay their power bill.17 Jul 05:00 PM
Freight and logisticsWatch: Inside NZ’s biggest fully electric bus depotKinetic says about 75% of Auckland's buses will be electric over the next 3-5 years.17 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLetters to the EditorLetters: Farewell to Norm Hewitt – rugby star and caring friendOPINION: 'I only met Norm once whilst working as CEO of SPCA Auckland.'17 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumCompanies'Disastrous during storms and crashes': Downer power workers face job cut proposalUnion says workers at nine depots across the North Island in talks over job future.17 Jul 06:33 AM
Construction‘Unbelievably shortsighted’: Fury against Chris Penk on house energy efficiency reviewFuture generations would be sentenced to a life of cold housing, Andrew Eagles says.16 Jul 09:52 PM
New ZealandGrandson's 'teeth are chattering' in cold house as grandma has to choose between food or powerThe woman chooses a warm meal over a warm house and says she can never have both.15 Jul 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyChasing green electrons: Why Rio Tinto went all-in on Tiwai PointAnd what the future holds for the Southland plant.15 Jul 01:00 AM