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First overnight convoy leaves Northport for Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm

A giant wind turbine propeller, nearly the length of a rugby field, is hauled through the Ōtaika roundabout after leaving Northport about an hour and a half earlier. Video / Robyn

Northlanders stay up late to watch giant wind turbine convoy roll out

More than 130 giant turbine loads will roll out from Northport by May.

China log supply and NZ forestry: Stable prices but sellers gain edge - Marcus Musson

OPINION: Chinese New Year mill closures in China are reshaping log supply and prices.

'If the stars align': Iwi bet on green energy

Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa are working to be at the forefront of renewable energy.

Roger Partridge: Damned if they do, damned if they don't – the billion-dollar bill for Labour's gas ban

OPINION: The LNG levy will cost up to $180m a year for 15 years to secure back-up fuel.

OpenStar levitates half-tonne magnet in step toward 'near limitless' power

Wellington start-up OpenStar has made the first public demonstration of its technology, putting it on the path toward nuclear fusion. Video / Tony Meinen

In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king of the road

Taxi drivers in Havana are ditching their cars as US cuts off oil from Venezuela.

Matthew Hooton: The $1b LNG gamble that could cost Luxon his low-tax brand and his job

OPINION: If he truly believes it's the answer, he could have handled the politics better.

Bruce Cotterill: How NZ can protect itself in a fracturing world

OPINION: From Iran to Greenland, global shocks are reshaping old power blocs.

First trip to kingdom: Prince William set for three-day Saudi visit

The visit marks his first official overseas trip of 2026 as Prince of Wales.

Stubborn inflation could see interest rates rise sooner than forecast

The inflation rate is expected to exceed Reserve Bank forecasts.

Japan restarting world's biggest nuclear plant

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant has been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Why London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence

New York Times: The old trade makes use of new tools and tech as energy costs rise.

Small Business: Water wastage woes solved with Shower Canary

Matthew Black talks to Tom Raynel about his small tech start-up Shower Canary.

Treasury boss on bolstering the books in absence of high house prices and immigration

Iain Rennie on where growth is coming from, and what he believes needs to change.

How a brutal 2024 winter is reshaping power prices, hydro plans and the Huntly fallback

Meridian is weighing a major expansion of Lake Pūkaki to boost hydro storage.