New ZealandDelays to two huge Hawke's Bay solar farm projects, but developers say bright future aheadA solar farm in Central Hawke's Bay and one near Hawke's Bay Airport both face delays.06 Mar 04:18 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessNZ needs to up its power game this winter, Transpower warnsDespite breakthroughs, the national power grid operator sounds a warning on investment.02 Feb 12:49 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomy2023 a good year for NZ's renewable energy projectsDemand for electricity is increasing, so how are we coping?28 Dec 12:30 AM
CommoditiesPower bill pain: Transpower seeks higher charges to fund $4.7b grid upgradeMuch of the national electricity transmission grid was built between the 1950s and 1970s.21 Nov 01:08 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyNZ energy likely to change under National-led governmentThe energy sector is poised for a reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban.05 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandUndue risk: Man who attempted to bring down NZ's power grid to remain behind barsGraham Philip refused to engage with a psychologist for a report.15 Aug 04:48 AM
New ZealandPower poles perched near crumbling cliff worry localsTranspower says the poles are safe and it will check them again.01 Jul 08:00 PM
New ZealandWednesday night blackout: It was the cat’s voltAbout 25,000 properties had electricity supply cut for up to 40 minutes on Wednesday.29 Jun 03:33 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandLuke Kirkness: Beating the winter blackoutsOpinion: It's time to shine a brighter light on power solutions after an outage warning.29 May 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe Premium Debate: Govt negligence causes power woesSubscribers have their say.26 May 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessTranspower warns of potentially tight winter power supplyTranspower was forced to call five separate 'grid emergencies' during 2021 and 2022.23 May 05:10 AM
New ZealandTranspower fined after power failure to 34,000 homesPower cut to 34,000 homes came on coldest night with highest-ever demand for electricity.08 May 01:48 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyPower play: NZ wind energy gears up as investment buildsWhat's in the wind energy pipeline and who's behind the developments.20 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandRedclyffe: Will it stay or will it go?The Redclyffe station was one of 12 that had been earmarked for resilience work.26 Mar 02:40 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanRMA war heads towards final battleOPINION: Thomas Coughlan says the RMA reforms face more challenges than ever.22 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandNorthland news in brief: Slip stabilised; toy gun call-out and SH10 resealingNews snippets from across Northland and surrounds.08 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandNorthlanders urged to prepare for more power cutsBig slip threatens two high-voltage lines carrying power to Northland.02 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandSubstation fault causes thousands to lose power in BoPPāpāmoa and Te Puke residents lost power around 7.55am.28 Feb 09:07 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergySilver lining for Genesis Energy from bad weatherGenesis Energy expects to report a record annual profit due to high rainfall.27 Feb 05:09 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsFlooded Hawke's Bay substation identified as 'critically at risk' in 2020Officials knew flooded substation was vulnerable and planned to begin work to fix it.16 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRevealed: First sabotage convict attempted to bring down national gridNew Zealand's first sabotage convict has been sent to prison.30 Nov 08:58 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessTranspower's grid warnings highlight NZ's reliance on renewablesAbout 85 per cent of New Zealand's power supply comes from renewable sources.29 Jun 05:03 PM
BusinessTranspower confident there won't be power cuts tonightA closer look at why there was an electricity 'grid emergency' this morning.23 Jun 05:33 AM
New ZealandGrid emergency - Transpower lost generation from three power sourcesTranspower issued a formal notice to all registered electricity market participants.23 Jun 12:24 AM
EnergyWind turbines off the South Taranaki coast? - NZ Super investigatesNZ Super teams up with renewable energy investment giant.28 Mar 09:46 PM
New ZealandLarge part of the Coromandel without powerParts of the Coromandel will be without power until 1pm.15 Mar 10:18 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Blackout no case for electricity reformOPINION: There is no need for ministerial intervention in a system that is working.26 Aug 07:00 AM
New ZealandMore power woes: Some Hawke's Bay residents suffer outage for second time in a weekThe power cut appeared to be managed by reducing hot water charging.15 Aug 08:00 PM
BusinessTranspower focus of urgent probe into blackoutGrid operator comms blunder meant homes in dark when there was enough power.13 Aug 05:18 AM
New ZealandPower outages: 'Transpower asked us to reduce load by 20 per cent', WEL Networks speaks outWEL Networks says it repeatedly questioned Transpower about dropping power load.11 Aug 08:22 PM
EnergyPower cuts: Mercury, Genesis offering creditThose who went without electricity have a legal right to compensation.11 Aug 05:15 AM
New ZealandPower outages: No time 'to turn Huntly turbines on', former Genesis boss saysTalks need to start about encouraging long term investment in the country's power sector.11 Aug 12:31 AM
New ZealandGovernment walks back attack on GenesisMegan Woods had said gentailers made 'commercial decisions' before power outage.11 Aug 12:13 AM
New ZealandLive: Govt blames power companies' 'commercial decisions' for outagesNot acceptable for Kiwis to be without power on coldest night of year: Woods.10 Aug 03:00 AM