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'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.
'We have chased them away': Rural community's win over wastewater plant plan
Watercare has six days to decide whether to appeal or abandon the plans.
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.
Editorial: NZ's infrastructure issues caused by lack of long-term thinking
OPINION: New Zealand needs a Government that will look to the future.
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.
Editorial: Data centre deal shows potential future for New Zealand
OPINION: Could NZ's economic future lie in storing other country's data?
S&P welcomes NZ power deal
The ratings agency says the 20-year power deal for Tiwai is a boon for generators.
Spark to take solar power from Genesis’ Lauriston project
Genesis Energy has signed up Spark to take power from its Laurison solar project.
Letters: Why can't capable, keen workers find jobs?
OPINION: 'She has been spending hours every day seeking employment with no joy.'
Letters: AT needs an attitude change; Three Strikes justice
OPINION: 'We appear to have a bureaucracy that is not reading the room.'
Letters: Three Strikes explanation welcome; why can't Brown put the brakes on AT?
OPINION: 'Such refining of solutions should be applauded.'
Queues of cars at vantage point for Kiwis keen to catch last glimpse of aurora
One Wellingtonian described the situation as 'complete chaos'.
'Complete chaos': Hundreds of cars jam Wellington's south coast, where to see the aurora
Aucklanders have received a stroke of luck regarding glimpsing the aurora tonight.
National power grid emergency further extended
The coldest spot this morning was in the central North Island.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour’s decisions still affect us negatively
OPINION: What happens next is the fault of the last Government.
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?
Claire Trevett: The blame games and politics of a winter power crisis
No government likes to waste a crisis - even a two-hour-long one.
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.
Iwi leaders meet with ministers over oil and gas exploration
'We need to make sure our rights and interests are protected.'
Genesis to resume coal buying as gas shortage looms
Genesis Energy expects to be buying coal again by the end of the year.
Project Kea can buy Canterbury land for giant rubbish recycling plant
Two ministers signed off on the land deal for the project, opposed by some locals.
One thing households could do to save $1000-plus on power bills
Also under scrutiny are the creaky state of Kiwi appliances and our ageing vehicle fleet.
Transpower warns of supply risk, despite last week’s deluge
The summer-autumn period this year has been relatively dry.
Christchurch firm raising $70m for new home battery - half the price of Tesla’s Powerwall
Manufacture could be just 18 months away, if across the Tasman.
AT puts security guards on closed Meola Rd to protect workers
The closure was recently extended for three more months until the end of April.
Redclyffe switched on, but what's the future?
Transpower expects to reveal the future of the Redclyffe station within two months.
Parliament is back, water woes and scam calls | Focus Morning Bulletin January 30, 2024
MPs are back with plenty on the to-do list, Wellington's water woes and ANZ’s latest scam warning for customers in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald
Piped gas network heading for ‘death spiral’
A recent report shows how gas prices will rise significantly in the next decade.
EV owners: RUCs will cost us twice what petrol car owners pay in fuel tax
EV owners are happy to pay road user charges but say it works out double the petrol tax.
Power restored after cut hit Napier CBD as thousands of cruise passengers arrived
The power outage lasted for more than an hour at a 'peak' time for shops and eateries.