Cyclone Gabrielle: Call for electricity conservation; Napier remains without power for estimated two weeks
Unison is asking those with power to conserve it as restoration efforts are ongoing.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel enters fifth day without power, roads closed
Peninsula struggling to restore roads and electricity after severe battering.
'Challenging' and 'difficult' situation as Far North residents forced offline
The outages impacted 111 calls and banking and Eftpos services around the district.
Lines crews expected to start work on restoring power to Northland soon
More than 30,000 households and businesses expected to still be without power this week.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Transpower grid emergency, substation ‘likely underwater’
Chopper on standby as grid emergency declared for Hawke's Bay and Gisborne.
Contact sees earnings jump after 'tough' first half
Contact Energy had a tough first half but sees an earnings jump in 2025.
Why Fonterra is looking at giant heat pumps for its factories
Big exporter needs 200 degree Celsius steam to dry milk into powder.
Solar site to power 10,000 homes
Genesis and FRV Australia have secured the site on the Canterbury plains.
Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
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Power restored after 'major outage' at Christchurch Hospital
All systems including power, IT and phones were affected.
Whangārei households cautioned to brace for power cuts
Poor weather and line replacement works to elevate the risk of power cuts.
Auckland’s giant new data centres are rising - the staggering power they’ll chug
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Further floods possible, EVs surge in NZ & progress in plane crash investigation | Focus Morning Bulletin: 17 January, 2023
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Lights out: Cyclone Hale knocks down 100yo tree in west Auckland, residents without power
Power has been out on St Georges Rd and Ahiriri Ave after a tree fall yesterday.
Boss of SA power producer Eskom survived cyanide poisoning attempt
Financial Times: Amid climate of corruption, boss claims he was given cyanide-laced coffee
Russia hits key infrastructure after missile strikes across Ukraine
Biggest wave of strikes in weeks have damaged power stations, critical infrastructure.
ComCom zaps Vector sale and leaseback plan
Higher prices without service or infrastructure upgrades not good enough, watchdog says.
Christopher Niesche: Irony and steel as race to curb emissions has a tariff twist
Green tariff for swathe of goods including cement, electricty and others.
Editorial: What does the fusion breakthrough mean for energy and the planet?
What does the exciting physics advance spell for our future?
Banks Peninsula residents told to stop using water after widespread power outage
Christchurch City Council have urged residents to watch their water use.
Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter
Russian strikes have ravaged power stations, water facilities, other essential services.
'Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer
Unlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste.
Putin’s ‘energy weapon’ will kill more in Europe this winter than have died in the war
New analysis concludes current cost of energy will likely lead to an extra 147,000 deaths.
Infrastructure: Breaking down barriers to sustainable success
Our approach to infrastructure is not working, so what do we need to do differently?
Matthew Birchall: We can’t be naive about the risks to infrastructure
Success means getting projects done well.
Ross Copland: Everyone has a role to play in infrastructure
OPINION: Our infrastructure challenges require sustained effort from the Government.
Editorial: Prices surge as shareholders reap dividends
OPINION: Our editorial on electricity prices and efforts towards decarbonisation.
How to navigate EV etiquette and New Zealand’s charging blackspots
There are set to be almost 42,000 electric vehicles set to take to the roads this summer.
Highly charged issue: Should BnB guests pay to top up EVs?
With 46000 EVs about to hit the road this summer, who should be paying for their fuel?
Power company Aurora narrowly avoided court action
Commerce Commission took advice on taking lines company to High Court.
Commerce Commission issues warning to lines company Aurora Energy
Commerce Commission issues warning to lines company Aurora Energy over power outages.
Bryan Leyland: Do we need a new electricity market?
OPINION: When the price of electricity goes up, the economy suffers.
Proposed new hydro scheme revealed for Grey Valley
The West Coast pays some of the highest average costs for electricity in New Zealand.
Fonterra moves to next stage of green electricity storage trial
"Remarkable" discharge rate may lead to ultra-fast charging of electric milk tankers.