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Genesis gets more coal in for next winter
Genesis is ordering extra coal in anticipation of another challenging winter next year.

Patrick Phelps: A Green Party politician and a mining industry stooge walk out of a bar
OPINION: Those picking Remuera over Reefton, Wadestown over Westport shouldn't lecture.

Coal, gas data shows NZ 'lurching from crisis to crisis'
Figures show NZ relied heavily on coal and gas-driven power generation from April to June.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour’s decisions still affect us negatively
OPINION: What happens next is the fault of the last Government.

Editorial: NZ needs a sensible approach to ensure continuous power supply
OPINION: Hydro and wind power are all good until it doesn't rain or blow a gale.

Is NZ bringing in 'dirty' coal from Indonesia?
ANALYSIS: MPs turned a blind eye while NZ imported Indonesian coal.

'Accessible by boat or helicopter': Richwhite bach on Lake Taupō for sale
'Charming fisherman's cottage with three bedrooms, one bathroom' — and adjoining boatshed.

'He’s been sent to us by God': Disgraced lawyer Chris Harder and his remarkable quest for Pike River justice
Former barrister Christopher Harder claims Pike River truths have never emerged.

Major coal port remains blocked by climate protesters
Several hundred protesters have blocked Newcastle Port's shipping lane.

2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse
More than 300 rescue workers operating 129 rescue vehicles are taking part in the search.

Genesis completes biomass trial for Huntly
Huntly is looking at alternative fuel options for its coal and gas-burning power station.

Who’s in charge? The battle for control of the Auckland port
When Mayor Wayne Brown told the Auckland port company what to do, the company said no.

Why Fonterra is looking at giant heat pumps for its factories
Big exporter needs 200 degree Celsius steam to dry milk into powder.

Greta Thunberg slams leaders' lack of climate action
The young activist was at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Watch: Greta Thunberg carried away by police during protest
Swedish activist, 20, joined protest against the demolition of village.

Editorial: What does the fusion breakthrough mean for energy and the planet?
What does the exciting physics advance spell for our future?

Donors pledge millions to get Ukraine through winter
Russian strikes have ravaged power stations, water facilities, other essential services.

'Landmark achievement': Fusion breakthrough could be climate, energy game-changer
Unlike other nuclear reactions, it doesn’t create radioactive waste.

UK approves first new coal mine in decades
Govt says the coal would be used for steelmaking rather than power.

Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant
Group says it is NZ’s first dairy spray drying plant powered exclusively by biomass fuel.