energy
Labour promises to restore ‘credibility and certainty’ to the carbon market with the aim of generating revenues that can be invested in affordable energy and resilience
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Labour promises to restore ‘credibility and certainty’ to the carbon market with the aim of generating revenues that can be invested in affordable energy and resilience
Majority government owned gentailers generated nearly $600 million in dividend entitlements for the Government during the June 2026 year as power prices rose
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Majority government owned gentailers generated nearly $600 million in dividend entitlements for the Government during the June 2026 year as power prices rose
RBNZ Governor Anna Breman hints at pause in OCR increases, but keen to prevent giving businesses the opportunity to hike prices
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RBNZ Governor Anna Breman hints at pause in OCR increases, but keen to prevent giving businesses the opportunity to hike prices
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Methanex says continued operations in NZ 'not sustainable' due to ‘continued decline in domestic natural gas availability and the lack of a clear pathway to meaningful new supply’
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Methanex says continued operations in NZ 'not sustainable' due to ‘continued decline in domestic natural gas availability and the lack of a clear pathway to meaningful new supply’
Energy Collective's Eleanor Briggs looks at what El Niño reveals about our struggling energy sector
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Energy Collective's Eleanor Briggs looks at what El Niño reveals about our struggling energy sector
Mercury Energy boss says residential power price increases will be ‘at or under CPI’ inflation in the year ahead as the state-controlled generator and retailer looks to pass through its transmission and distribution pricing
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Mercury Energy boss says residential power price increases will be ‘at or under CPI’ inflation in the year ahead as the state-controlled generator and retailer looks to pass through its transmission and distribution pricing
Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny
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Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny
Murray Grimwood reviews the Helen Clark Foundation book Facing up to our Future, and the Reality of Everything symposium
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Murray Grimwood reviews the Helen Clark Foundation book Facing up to our Future, and the Reality of Everything symposium
Strong potential seen for energy cost savings through the expansion of flexible energy use and batteries
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Strong potential seen for energy cost savings through the expansion of flexible energy use and batteries
Consumer NZ calls for changes to electricity market saying NZ can continue to patch over the problems, or it can redesign the electricity system around customers
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Consumer NZ calls for changes to electricity market saying NZ can continue to patch over the problems, or it can redesign the electricity system around customers
How next‑generation photovoltaics could contribute to electricity storage
National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'
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National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'
Greens launch election campaign slogan, propose one-year pause on AI data centres and unveil manifesto calling for reform to public finance system, rejecting local govt rates cap proposal
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Greens launch election campaign slogan, propose one-year pause on AI data centres and unveil manifesto calling for reform to public finance system, rejecting local govt rates cap proposal
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Greens propose zero-interest clean energy loans, $200 million investment into community energy projects and creating a publicly-owned entity called Kiwipower to deliver what the 'market has failed to build'
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Greens propose zero-interest clean energy loans, $200 million investment into community energy projects and creating a publicly-owned entity called Kiwipower to deliver what the 'market has failed to build'
NZ political parties want to make rooftop solar more affordable. We found cost isn’t everything