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

Competition risks in 'super-peak' electricity hedging contracts
The Electricity Authority warns that a section of the market is neither deep nor liquid.

Ōkere Falls geothermal power station granted resource consent
The power station will use geothermal fluid to generate electricity.

NZ power generators not holding back on investing, electricity retailers group says
An Eranz report says the big power generators are investing heavily in renewable energy.

Pine Harbour Marina berth holders decry fix-it fees
Main power cables to the marina piers failed and need replacement, owner says.

Letters: Wind knocked out of power market
OPINION: 'The coalition's enthusiasm for mining is well understood, but this is madness.'

Genesis sells Hau Nui to NZ Windfarms
Genesis has sold its Hau Nui wind farm in the Wairarapa.

Burst water main in central Wellington
A water main has burst in central Wellington, flooding State Highway 1 with muddy water. Video / Mark Mitchell

Letters: Tom Phillips must be stopped
OPINION: 'The longer it goes on, the greater the damage.'

Rob Allen: Be wary of the promises made by gentailers
OPINION: Energy crisis shows serious change needed to ensure new generation meets demand.

Basis reinvents the switchboard
Kiwi startup Basis says its smart panel will be safer, cheaper, and shave up to $1000 per year from your power bill. Video / Dean Purcell

What went wrong in the NZ electricity market and why it will get worse
Inside New Zealand's winter of de-industrialisation.

Opinion: Tuai Power Station product of adventurous journey
The cry of the morepork and the rustle of the trees were the only sounds.

Downed pylon 'an act of incompetence and negligence' – Northland leader
Northland leaders have responded to the energy authority's findings about a downed pylon.

Meridian gets go-ahead for Northland solar farm
Meridian has been granted resource consent for 120-megawatt solar farm.

Tech Insider: Spark puts some numbers around its big Transpower win
Plus: Infratil is downgraded, Microsoft reveals its plan to reboot a nuclear plant.

Whitford resident Robyn Newman-Hall on lack of action for sewage plant
Residents at Whitford Manor Estate have been waiting four years for a wastewater system. Video / Michael Craig

Why you aren't getting an extra Vector payment anymore
The Entrust dividend payout is on its way to 365,000 Aucklanders this year.

Hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders get $350 in their bank accounts
The cash is on its way to 365,000 Aucklanders this year.

Opinion: Is solar power the solution for NZ’s energy crisis?
OPINION: Rooftop solar power could help fix NZ’s energy crisis, build disaster resilience.

Letters: Government MIA in face of devastating mill closures
OPINION: 'Why hasn't the Government stepped in and provided a solution?'