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Hamish Rutherford: In praise of independent directors

Takeover of Tilt demonstrates the value of having strong independent directors.

Iwi unhappy at 'lack of consultation' over power project

A Northland farming trust plans to generate 3 megawatts of hydro-electric power.

Cameron Burrows: We're in the right place to face our climate-change challenge

Opinion: We need to rapidly make changes but they must be the right changes.

Vector shelves planned power outages after complaints

Planned power outages postponed following a number of complaints,

Castle Hill could become country's largest windfarm, creating 200 jobs

Project would build up to 286 turbines at Castle Hill, southeast of Eketahuna, Wairarapa.

Genesis to put coal fired power generation on standby

Genesis will bring one of its coal-fired units out of storage due to low lake levels.

Climate report: Renewable, but not quite clean

Climate report could pose awkward questions for New Zealand's newest power station.

Government 'left blind' on Tiwai Point

Minister commissions clean-up study, casting doubt on Rio Tinto's own assessments.

$700m data centre for Southland: Proposal could hinge on an age-old question

$700m project could take up the slack from Manapouri after Tiwai Point closes.

Trust to face dividend questions

Owner of Marlborough's electricity network suspended payouts amid debt concerns.

Average NZ power bill drops to record low

Surprised? NZ's average annual household power bill one of the lowest in developed world.

Neal Barclay: The promise of hydrogen power could be greater than we think

Opinion: Looking closer at the opportunity at Tiwai Pt stacks the case more in favour.

Marlborough Lines slashes dividend

Blenheim lines and wine company blamed Covid for slashing dividend to consumer trust.

Grapes of Wrath: Court blocks access to minutes amid Marlborough Lines civil action

Is Yealands being propped up by its consumer-trust-owned shareholder?

Two trapped in car under live power lines near Morrinsville

The driver and passenger had to wait half an hour before power could be turned off.

Police searching for vandals who cut live power lines

High-voltage power lines are being cut by vandals, creating serious safety risks.