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Letters: Attacks on the Treaty of Waitangi akin to domestic abuse

OPINION: 'There has been no equal partnership between Māori and Pākehā.'

NZ power system needs to change, says Vector boss

Vector's Simon Mackenzie says the electricity reforms of the 1990s no longer apply.

Transpower willing to provide some payment to Northland for power cut, MP says

Northland MP Grant McCallum had a productive meeting with Transpower about compensation.

'Unclear, unkind and unreasonable': Scrap disconnection fees for power debt says lobby group

Petition against hefty fees to be presented to Electricity Authority this week.

Can the solar industry keep the lights on?

Financial Times: Global supply glut of panels hurts producers, helps installations.

Tiwai Point to ramp down electricity usage to ease tight supply

Tightening gas supply and low lake levels have pushed wholesale power prices higher.

What's behind the latest power price spike?

NZ wholesale power prices are sharply higher this winter.

More than 7000 properties without power in Tokoroa

The unplanned outage at 9.21am was caused by lines coming down on Baird Road.

‘Like talking to a brick wall’: Dad’s fears for tot as Vector cuts overnight power ahead of 6C temperatures

Power will be out from 10pm to 6am, as temperatures plunge.

Gas production in NZ set to fall below demand

NZ gas production will fall below demand over the next three years, MBIE says.

'It transformed our winter': How a new power company is changing lives

A warm-hearted power company uses surplus from regular customers to help others.

'They were very cold': Transpower leaves Northland businesses in dark over compo

Transpower has decided not to be proactive in any compensation or help for Northland.

Letters: Power companies switch common decency for profit

OPINION: 'Is this a society that we can be proud of?'

'We used the pools for a hot shower': Families go months without power because of non-payment

Households choose between heating and cooking to keep the power on.

'Penalty for being poor': Advocates put heat on power firms to scrap disconnection fees

Advocates say disconnection from essential services as a way of debt collection is unjust.

EV-etiquette: the do's and don'ts of how and when to charge your electric car

Ask before you plug in and don't hog the charging outlets, EV specialists say.