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Major power cables linking North, South Islands near end of life, $1.4b replacement mooted

Transpower is proposing several upgrades to be done at the same time.

Solar panels slash farmer's power bills

Malcolm Jones' milking shed is entirely solar-powered, comprising 380 panels.

Power play: Contact Energy given clearance to acquire Manawa Energy

Contact issued a $1.86 billion scheme to take over Manawa in September 2024.

'Critical investment': NZ urged to electrify 6 million machines

New Zealand has 10 million fossil-fuelled machines, with 84% having electric alternatives.

Stock Takes: Rain not enough to stop dry weather from hurting NZ power company earnings

Mercury, Meridian and Manawa are likely to be hit hardest by the earlier drought.

Nuclear power sparks Australian election battle

Opposition leader Peter Dutton proposes seven nuclear reactors by 2050.

Watch: 'Tree just tried to take me out' - Woman barely escapes being crushed by branch

The branch also brought down a powerline, increasing the danger.

Is your power bill 'average'?

The main driver of the difference in power bills is the cost of getting power to houses.

Dry start to year prompts Transpower to clarify hydro storage access

Transpower says no to generators' request to free up more water for hydro generation.

The long road to recovery: Cyclone Tam's aftermath lingers in Far North

More than 20 Far North homes are still without power after the storm.

Lodestone investors put up another $50m for solar projects

Lodestone investors have put up another $50 million for new solar projects,

Hundreds lose power in Tauranga after car crashes into pole, flees

A car crash knocked out power for nearly 1000 Bellevue homes.

Vector restores power to majority of 20,000 homes which lost electricity

At its peak, about 20,000 Auckland homes were without electricity.

Roger Partridge: How asset recycling could solve NZ's infrastructure woes

OPINION: New Zealand faces a $210 billion infrastructure deficit with ageing systems.

SH35 on East Cape partially closed as Cyclone Tam continues to lash NZ

A potential low-system is set to form on the northeast coast of New Zealand.

Power prices to increase ahead of winter – what you need to know

With winter coming, electricity price rises will add more strain for struggling Kiwis.