Singer-songwriter Bjork is spearheading a push to put foreign energy takeovers to referendum if enough people oppose the deals.

Official documents show the Government did not consider the environment when awarding an East Cape off shore oil exploration permit.

Brazen but brainless thieves have risked their lives by breaking into a Manawatu wind farm switch yard in an apparent attempt to steal copper wire.

Investment bank UBS plagiarised oil and gas research for use in its own investment reports, says a New York publisher.

For infrastructure company Vector, the benefit of taking load off the network is an economic no-brainer.

Many countries are moving ahead with smart-grid technology, but New Zealand is lagging a little way behind.

'Sometimes you step off the pavement and you get hit by a bus,' said a stunned Tony Hayward.

New Zealand is considering imposing further sanctions on Iran as part of an international bid to halt its nuclear programme.