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Editorial: Price of supermarket fruit and vegetables at crisis point

OPINION: When a single tomato costs $3, something has got to give.

Methanex gas deal a sign of tough times for New Zealand industry

Methanol maker will bolster its profits through selling rather than using its gas supply.

Genesis says demand for new power options exceeds supply

85 megawatts (MW) of Huntly firming options have been secured by a number of participants.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: We’re getting close to an energy crisis

OPINION: Our electricity prices last week were said to be the highest in the world.

Energy crisis: How to save money as power price spike looms for households

Wholesale electricity prices double in three weeks; residential users face bigger bills.

Power price spike a threat to provincial economy, energy users' group says

Multiple mills have had to go offline in the last week due to high power prices.

'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.

Power price spikes: Government calls for energy data

Associate energy minister Shane Jones accuses the power companies of profiteering.

'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.

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.

Power bills pile on the pressure for households, small businesses

Most respondents in a new survey were worried about rising costs and network resilience.

Six ways to save on your power bill this winter

As the cold of winter sets in, you're likely being left with a growing power bill.

$15 more a month: ComCom gives green light for higher power charges

The regulator says it will let Transpower lift its transmission charges.

One thing households could do to save $1000-plus on power bills

Also under scrutiny are the creaky state of Kiwi appliances and our ageing vehicle fleet.