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Helium balloon causes power outage in Central Auckland, residents report ‘loud bang’
The first electricity outage was reported shortly before 3pm.

Aucklanders do better on some living costs than other Kiwis: New report
Aucklanders spend less on energy and more on transport.

Editorial: What is AI good for? And will it really take over the world?
It's hard to know if artificial intelligence will save or enslave us - or neither.

Oil giant BP cuts thousands of jobs to slash costs
With about 90,000 staff worldwide, BP indicated more jobs could be cut.

Rowan Simpson: Is AI having its lightbulb moment?
OPINION: We might be overestimating AI's short-term potential.

Los Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds near
Financial Times: Claims utility group equipment to blame for igniting one of the blazes.

The rise of nuclear-powered batteries
Financial Times: Companies vie to create small plants for data centres to oil platforms.

Ernie Newman: Govt should be focused on fixing market failures
OPINION: Banking, supermarkets and electricity sector all ripe for better competition.

Pylon collapse shows need for upgrade of Northland's electricity network
Plans to boost Northland's power network after pylon collapse.

Honoured: Transpower chair Keith Turner
"When it doesn’t perform, everybody notices. When it does perform, nobody notices.”

New Year Honours: Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Taupō recipients named
Plus - we ask why one city, unusually, has no honourees on this year's list.

Lightning strike: Thousands without power in the North Island, outages hit South Island
The outages are possibly due to lightning strikes.

Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns reflects on a turbulent year for the power industry
Genesis Energy's CEO Malcolm Johns says New Zealand has an energy storage problem.

Meridian, Todd's Nova Energy plan big solar project
Solar farm should generate enough power for about 100,000 homes.

How New Zealand's tallest turbines will power 27k homes by 2026
Mercury's $287 million wind farm near Omamari will produce enough power for 27,000 homes.

National, local companies are creditors of Rotorua housing project
The financier wants $28.2m; unsecured creditors are listed as being owed another $167,000.

Simon Bridges: We must act now to fix our broken energy sector
OPINION: To put it simply, the sector is broken, with weak competition.

Free service launched in Wairoa to help families cut power bills
EnergyMate coaches visit homes, offering tips for drier, healthier, energy-efficient homes

SolarZero staffers protest amid shock liquidation, demand payout from US firm
Employees and supporters today took to Auckland’s streets.

SolarZero collapse: Govt on the hook for $115m, Willis seeks urgent advice
Staff protest outside BlackRock's Auckland office.

Tauhara geothermal station finally opens after delays and cost increases
The cost soared from $580m to $924m but output capacity is up on original expectations.