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Electricity supply crisis: What you need to know

New Zealand is heading towards a crunch in electricity generation.

‘We pulled out all the stops’: Rampant power costs crush hope for Ruapehu mills

Chief executive Mike Ryan said rapidly increasing energy prices were unsustainable.

Power to the people: Initiative aimed at reducing region's electricity prices

Tairāwhiti leaders plan locally owned renewable grids to combat soaring electricity bills

Minister warns Electricity Authority will be ‘roadkill’ if energy prices not addressed

Shane Jones says it must use its powers to rein in energy generation companies' profits.

‘Bombshell’: Devastation as mills announce permanent closure

Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton says he is deeply concerned for local communities.

High energy prices threaten 230 jobs at Winstone Pulp International

If the plan goes ahead 230 people would lose their jobs.

Poor hydro levels weigh on Mercury’s 2025 earnings outlook

Power company Mercury NZ says pressure on the electricity system will remain.

Government told to reduce household gas usage to save industry

A Green building group warned there isn't enough gas for households and industry.

Markets with Madison: Power problems

Wholesale electricity prices are incredibly high – an analyst explains how the major power generation companies are handling it. Video / Alyse Wright

'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.

Power prices double in three weeks; Government may intervene

Shane Jones says the Government is considering intervening to force lower prices.

Govt considering importing LNG as dire energy shortfall bites

Brown also called on Labour to form a bipartisan approach to restore confidence.

Rising energy costs could force closure of Oji Fibre Solutions recycling plant

'Crazy outcome' could follow as high power prices blamed for plant's possible closure.

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

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

Gas shortage has energy industry and exporters in ‘distress’ - analyst

Supply is at a record low and prices are at record highs.