EnergyOil hits 12-year low amid China woeUnited States oil futures in New York slid to the lowest in 12 years as turmoil in China's markets pushes crude closer to US$30 ($45) a barrel.08 Jan 09:34 PM
BDBDEnergyThe Interview: Phil Pryke, never far from controversyFormer Contact Energy director Phil Pryke is an Australian prawn fisherman-turned-hippie, who washed up here in the mid-1970. Pattrick Smellie writes that he has never been far from controversy since.08 Jan 05:44 AM
EnergyWhy oil prices are plunging - againLow oil prices plunged further, falling as low as $34.26 per barrel for Brent crude, a global benchmark.07 Jan 01:30 AM
EnergyJapan's stalled $37b nuke recycling planRokkasho reprocessing complex in a northeast corner of Japan's main island of Honshu is raising speculation.05 Jan 12:12 AM
EnergyIran says boost in oil exports won't damage marketIran will raise its oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day within a week after the removal of international sanctions.03 Jan 09:28 PM
EnergyRenewable power set for record yearWind and solar power appear set for a record-breaking year in 2016 as a clean-energy construction boom gains momentum.03 Jan 06:55 PM
EnergySummer Q&A: Fraser WhinerayFraser Whineray talks big opportunities to tackle climate change with renewable electricity.01 Jan 04:00 PM
EnergyOil poised for record 2-year lossOil is headed for its biggest two-year loss on record as an expansion in U.S. crude stockpiles exacerbated a global glut.31 Dec 06:30 PM
EnergyUS shale producers running out of survival tricksFor an industry that already was pushing its cost-cutting efforts to the limits, the new declines are a devastating blow.29 Dec 08:30 PM
LifestyleYou shouldn't wash your dishes by handIt is still common practice in many households to wash the dishes by hand to get all the grimy food off of them, but here's why you shouldn't.28 Dec 07:00 PM
EnergyOil slides, petrol only slipsThe price of petrol is falling, aided and abetted by a regional price war, but has it declined far enough, given the slump in oil prices?28 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyOil slump weighs on Wall StreetWall Street moved lower with the price of oil amid concern about the global glut at a time of weakening worldwide economic growth.27 Dec 07:00 PM
BDBDEnergyJudges uphold carbon-credit decisionThe Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by New Zealand Carbon Farming against a decision in favour of Mighty River Power over a $34.7 million liability.20 Dec 06:00 AM
EnergyZ biodiesel plant set for testingFuel company Z says it has built New Zealand's first commercial-scale biodiesel plant, at Wiri, for $26 million.17 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyGenesis names AGL's England as new CEOGenesis Energy named AGL Energy executive Marc England as chief executive, replacing Albert Brantley who leaves after seven years 13 Dec 10:40 PM
EnergyBusiness Leader of the Year AwardMike Bennetts has driven Z Energy since its inception and this year has been a particularly strong one for shareholders.13 Dec 04:00 PM
EnergyContact Energy shares slide six per centContact Energy's stock price slumped as the power firm failed to meet market forecasts amid tough competition and higher than expected costs related to bad debt and the separation from Origin Energy.07 Dec 08:00 AM
EnergyScenes from German energy revolutionFor Berliner Anke Seemann, Germany's energy transformation is the chance to exercise her green conscience.04 Dec 02:00 AM
EnergyBig Oil faces activists' growing ireA cartoon circulating on Twitter carries a warning for the oil industry.02 Dec 11:00 PM
EnergyVector's 'insulting' compensation offerHomeowners who suffered up to three days without power during a huge blackout will get just $50 each.26 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyOil glut puts pressure on global storage facilitiesThe world is running out of storage facilities supplies of oil and may soon exhaust tanker space, raising the chances of a plunge in crude prices.20 Nov 05:00 PM
EnergyEnergy puts pension funds in tricky spotOne of the architects of the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund says pension plans face increasingly complex decisions over responsible investment, particularly in energy.16 Nov 04:00 PM
EnergyRival gas move costs worker millionsAn employee who took customer details to start a competing gas supply business has been ordered to pay millions in damages.15 Nov 10:55 PM
EnergyElectric vehicle chargers unveiled in CBDVector has launched the first rapid electric vehicle chargers in downtown Auckland.12 Nov 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyWind farm option for MeridianExecutive Mark Binns says a new wind farm is one of the options on the table if Meridian can't convince Genesis to keep open two electricity plants.12 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandRatepayers gain from 'greening'A green overhaul by Auckland Council is expected to save ratepayers nearly three quarters of a million dollars each year.12 Nov 04:00 PM
EnergyMining in space could be cheaperA mission to Ceres, a dwarf planet 257 million miles from the Sun and the size of Texas, may cost about $27 billion.08 Nov 09:40 PM
EnergyVector sells gas business for $952mVector has sold its New Zealand gas business to global utilities investment fund First State.08 Nov 08:20 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Pricing key to electricity's powerThe way electricity lines companies charge for their services is all wrong and needs to change if we are to take advantage of emerging technologies, the Electricity Authority says.05 Nov 09:30 PM
BDBDEnergyTrustpower launches King Country Energy takeoverTauranga-based Trustpower will pay $5 a share in cash in a full takeover offer for King Country Energy, provided it gets at least 70.2 percent of the company.02 Nov 10:25 PM
EnergyBankrupted Kiwi selling as victims waitTwo years on, money ordered paid in 90 days is being drip-fed.16 Oct 04:00 PM
EnergyLegal challenge to Solid Energy planAn international conglomerate owed $27.5 million by Solid Energy has issued a High Court challenge to the arrangement which the state-owned mining company's creditors voted through last....14 Oct 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergySolid Energy to shut Huntly East mineSixty-five staff to axed as operator admits there is no chance whatsover of finding a buyer for Waikato mine that's cost about $500,000 a month to keep open.07 Oct 10:40 PM
