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‘Immoral’: Kiwis brace for power hikes with one woman facing 31% increase
Sharon Sutton's daily charge with Frank Energy will rise 31% from April 1.
NZ consumers face 5% increase in power prices
From April 2025, the average consumer’s electricity bill will increase by $10 per month.
Editorial: NZ's electricity sector needs mates
OPINION: The solution to New Zealand's power supply problems is not simple.
Power price spike a threat to provincial economy, energy users' group says
Multiple mills have had to go offline in the last week due to high power prices.
'Slow-motion train wreck': Power price warning for households as major users feel the crunch
'Slow-motion train wreck' in NZ's power market, an electricity company head says.
Rising energy costs could force closure of Oji Fibre Solutions recycling plant
'Crazy outcome' could follow as high power prices blamed for plant's possible closure.
'Transpower owes the people of Northland': Leaders disappointed with company's 'weak' response
Transpower's response lacks explanation on fair compensation for Northland businesses.
'Unclear, unkind and unreasonable': Scrap disconnection fees for power debt says lobby group
Petition against hefty fees to be presented to Electricity Authority this week.
'It transformed our winter': How a new power company is changing lives
A warm-hearted power company uses surplus from regular customers to help others.
'They were very cold': Transpower leaves Northland businesses in dark over compo
Transpower has decided not to be proactive in any compensation or help for Northland.
Letters: Power companies switch common decency for profit
OPINION: 'Is this a society that we can be proud of?'
'Penalty for being poor': Advocates put heat on power firms to scrap disconnection fees
Advocates say disconnection from essential services as a way of debt collection is unjust.
'We used the pools for a hot shower': Families go months without power because of non-payment
Households choose between heating and cooking to keep the power on.
Spark gets go-ahead for surf lagoon data centre
Auckland's data centre boom continues, with the Dairy Flat project given the green light.
Power bills pile on the pressure for households, small businesses
Most respondents in a new survey were worried about rising costs and network resilience.
Northland outages: Auckland Mayor suggests bolt removal led to pylon fall
'I am making this assessment well before any official investigation,' Brown wrote.
Toppled pylon: More power supply restored, further outages not ruled out
Northland is expected to get full power again today following Friday's pylon collapse.
National power grid emergency further extended
The coldest spot this morning was in the central North Island.
Editorial: Energy crisis - Will Kiwis be able to heat their homes this winter?
OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?
Electricity from huge Kaitāia solar farm now powering the country
It is New Zealand's largest solar farm.
No power in some households, high prices in others
Our most vulnerable and cash-strapped NZers are paying around 15 per cent more for power.
Transpower warns of potentially tight winter power supply
Transpower was forced to call five separate 'grid emergencies' during 2021 and 2022.
Transpower fined after power failure to 34,000 homes
Power cut to 34,000 homes came on coldest night with highest-ever demand for electricity.
Explained: In the dark - why do power cuts keep hitting New Zealand?
Infrastructure, the natural environment and market dynamics all contribute to the problem.
Anna Kominik: Shining a light on electricity prices
OPINION: Electricity Retailers Association explains price changes from April 1.
Genesis Energy defends its transfer pricing policy after EA ruling
The power generator and retailer says it has welcomed disclosure policy.
Opinion: Blackout no case for electricity reform
OPINION: There is no need for ministerial intervention in a system that is working.