EnergyInvestor buy in welcomedThe high number of first-time sharemarket investors buying into Mighty River Power bodes well for the capital markets, says the New Zealand Shareholders Association.09 May 05:30 PM
EnergyAll eyes on Mighty River share priceThe government will be keen to see Mighty River Power shares trade at a premium to its $2.50 issue price when it lists on the NZX today, fund managers say.09 May 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Govt must do better at promoting share salesEditorial: Naturally enough, the Government was keen to put the entire blame for what happened on "politicking" by Labour and the Greens.09 May 05:30 PM
EnergyMighty River price setThe Government has secured a mid-range price for its sale of Mighty River Power shares but just one in four of those who pre-registered ended up buying shares.08 May 07:55 AM
EnergySolid Energy a 'very different company'Solid Energy chairman Mark Ford says the struggling energy group - which is to cut another 105 jobs - is a "very different company'' to what it was a year ago.08 May 04:19 AM
EnergySolid Energy sheds another 105 jobsSolid Energy has confirmed it will shed 105 jobs as it restructures in a bid to stay viable.08 May 02:45 AM
OpinionDavid Parker: The rights and wrongs of regulationCompetitive markets don't need regulation. Needlessly over-regulated markets harm the economy and can constrain growth, writes David Parker.07 May 05:30 PM
EnergyPetition falls short on signaturesThe Grey Power-led petition to force a referendum on the Government’s partial asset sales policy has failed because it did not have enough signatures.07 May 04:32 AM
BDBDEnergyZ Energy sales slide on margin pushZ Energy's second full year of operation since its sale to local investors by Shell has produced a 13.1 per cent lift in operating earnings, although sales have fallen.02 May 10:00 PM
EnergyPower plan an 'ambush'New Zealand's leading business lobby groups say the Labour Party and the Greens have "ambushed" businesses with their controversial electricity policy which they claim sets a "disturbing precedent" for further intervention.02 May 05:30 PM
EnergyBusiness leaders slam power planLabour and the Greens have defended their controversial electricity policy after New Zealand's business leaders issued an open letter asking them to withdraw it.02 May 01:46 AM
EnergyHow best to calculate electricity cost?If Meridian Energy had already floated, it's a fair bet that its share price would have dropped after the Opposition unveiled its electricity policy a week ago.25 Apr 05:30 PM
EnergyBroker: Price cuts coming anywayA broking firm says a 10 per cent reduction in power prices could be achieved in the current electricity market - meaning the Labour-Greens proposal is unnecessary.23 Apr 09:45 PM
Energy$1.7m bill for oil protest on high seasA protest which halted a mining giant's oil exploration on NZ's high seas and prompted a controversial law change cost taxpayers nearly $1.7 million, documents show.23 Apr 05:30 PM
EnergyPower plan: War of words continuesThe war of words over the Opposition's electricity market reform plan has flared again as political opponents traded fire over the plan's economic impact.23 Apr 02:24 AM
BDBDEnergyKey: Power plan 'harder than it looks'Mighty River Power expects it would take at least five years for the Labour and Green party's new electricity policies to be enacted, and John Key says it won't happen.22 Apr 10:35 PM
EnergyWarning on Mighty River float's big cutLabour's proposed shake-up of the energy sector could slash up to 20 per cent off the value of Mighty River Power although analysts rate the chances of the Opposition's plan going ahead at less than 50 per cent.22 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Political divide is widening needlesslyPolitical commentators have been quick to point out that New Zealand voters now have a real choice, writes Liam Dann. Sometimes it seems we have two poor choices.21 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: An energy plan to hit profiteersMatt McCarten looks at the plans of Labour and the Greens to set up an electricity agency, NZ Power, if they are elected next year.20 Apr 05:30 PM
EnergyPower plan hits Kiwis' savings - GovtMillions of dollars of NZers' savings have been wiped after Labour and the Greens announced plans to reform the wholesale electricity market, the Government says.19 Apr 06:55 AM
EnergyUser groups give power plan thumbs upThe Labour-Green proposal to cut Kiwi householders' power prices through radical market reform has been given the thumbs-up by consumer groups, but energy sector commentators are divided on the plan.18 Apr 05:30 PM
