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Focus: Car dealer's ‘biggest EV shipment yet’ as sales expected to surge

Kiwis are rushing to get an EV before the Clean Car rebate is scrapped on December 31st. Video / Ben Dickens Focus Reporter / Chereè Kinnear

Vector-Amazon partnership creates smart meter tech that could be to sold to the world

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Vector spin-out VTS extend their partnership.

Sparkie blames stress for mistake that resulted in person getting electric shock

'I'm a better sparkie for having gone through this. I've slowed down.'

Electricity from huge Kaitāia solar farm now powering the country

It is New Zealand's largest solar farm.

Lodestone, Eastland, fire up solar projects

The switch has been flicked on two North Island new solar power facilities.

Hawke's Bay, what are you doing with your $240 power payment?

'We don’t want anyone to miss out on the $240 they are entitled to.'

Mercury Energy's new wind farm to power 20,000 homes

The company has completed stage one of its new wind farm.

Taupō's new all-electric bus charges into service

Taupō's new bus is set to electrify public transport in the town.

NZ global warming emissions creep up in first half of '23

Less reliance on coal, natural gas makes electricity generation star performer.

Thieves strip earth wires from live network

Thieves are making off with copper wire from live power network.

High voltage: Man frustrated with stock trucks moved fence and network power wires outside house

The man would have been handling live wires if the power had been turned back on.

Burning issue: Incinerator proposal sparks record number of submissions

The Waipā District Council says the number of submissions was the highest ever received.

Lives on the line: Copper thefts soar across region's electrical network

35 crucial power pole safety features found missing by lines company Unison.

Genesis Energy board, CEO quizzed on soggy share price

Relative underperformance of share price put down to usage of fossil fuels.

Australia’s richest person raises stake in lithium producer, threatening $7.1b takeover

Financial Times: Gina Rinehart company muscling in on major mine proposal.

Powercut, schmowercut: Evnex’s $10m raise will fund a breakthrough product

Plus: CEO's verdict on National's EV policy.