BusinessTiwai speculation prompts Transpower to re-start network upgradeTranspower is upgrading its network in response the speculation over Tiwai Point.03 Dec 04:37 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThe power play over Rio Tinto's Tiwai aluminium smelterComment: Cat and mouse game has our electricity generators in a tangle.02 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPower cut kills 180,000 chickensA power cut and generator failure meant air stopped pumping into the sheds.02 Dec 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessThe bird, its poo and the huge power outage that hit NorthlandIs this the bird whose poo cut Northland's power?29 Nov 10:00 PM
New ZealandBird poo 'likely cause' of Northland power cutTranspower finds Northland's power cut cause - and what a load of ....28 Nov 05:36 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Disaster' day after power cut shuts shops and causes chaosNorthland left counting the cost of a mystery power outage.27 Nov 04:00 PM
BusinessFormer tradie launches 'insane' $110m ideaWhen Karl Brown left high school, he was told he'd end up in jail or dead.24 Nov 09:01 PM
PremiumPremiumCommoditiesPower surge: What happens if Rio Tinto pulls the plug on Tiwai?What are the scenarios if Rio Tinto closes its Smelter at Tiwai Point?08 Nov 04:54 AM
PremiumPremiumEnergyMercury starts $256m power plant: Company 'committed and comfortable'As work starts on a wind farm the generator says it's economic with or without Tiwai Pt.29 Oct 04:42 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPeter Lyons: Govt should tell Rio Tinto where to stick its smelterComment: Blatant corporate blackmail should be treated with the contempt it deserves.24 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyTiwai Pt smelter needs 'tens of millions'Smelter says it needs major reduction in energy costs, warning the Government not to wait.24 Oct 05:01 AM
EnergyS&P says possible Tiwai closure exposes risks in electricity sectorRio Tinto-controlled NZAS is reviewing its its Tiwai Pt smelter.23 Oct 10:29 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Is Rio Tinto calling the Government's bluff?COMMENT: Rio Tinto coughs and NZ's power companies catch a $2 billion cold.23 Oct 04:00 PM
Energy$1.5b wiped off power companies as smelter owners hint at closureThe owners of the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter have raised the possibility of closure.22 Oct 07:54 PM
New ZealandVector on standby: Wild weather due to hitVector is on standby as heavy rains and strong winds are due to hit the North Island.14 Oct 12:34 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Cheaper power prices? More like a 'cruel joke'COMMENT: It's cruel because it's designed to get our hopes up.05 Oct 11:00 PM
EnergyLate payers' power bills may drop $30/monthLow-income families may save through a new package of electricity reforms.03 Oct 06:59 AM
EnergyPower price shake-up: Govt to push consumers to shop aroundMany households switch power providers; now the Government will target those who don't.02 Oct 11:00 PM
New ZealandWild wind sends trampoline flying into power linesPower cut hits 41 homes in Stokes Valley as wild winds cause havoc.02 Oct 03:33 AM
New ZealandDeep geothermal: Is this NZ's clean energy future?The key to driving NZ's emissions to net zero by 2050 may lie kilometres beneath our feet.22 Sep 03:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCameron Burrows: Time to scrap low fixed electricity rateCOMMENT: Time to unplug disincentives for heavy electricity users.16 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEnergyElectric vehicle subsidies: Push for e-bikes to be in Govt schemeThe government is pushing EVs - what about bikes?16 Sep 01:00 AM
CommoditiesPower payout: Aucklanders in line for $15 to $375Shares in some parts of Vector area were sold during the 1990s.02 Sep 05:14 AM
Energy336,000 Aucklanders to get $375 dividend. Do you qualify?The dividend will be paid in late September and includes a rebate paid by Transpower.01 Sep 10:27 PM
New ZealandGovt rejects hydro bid for pristine West Coast riverEnvironmentalists hail Govt move to reject hydro scheme on pristine West Coast river.28 Aug 04:43 AM
EnergyUtilities take centre stage as NZ reporting season trundles on next weekUtilities are set to dominate the company reporting season next week.25 Aug 02:05 AM
EnergyVector profit weighed down by HRV business impairmentVector's net profit was hit by a non-cash impairment on its E-Co Products Group.22 Aug 08:44 PM
New ZealandPower outage hits Auckland's North ShoreElectricity outage leaves Mairangi Bay shoppers and residents in the dark.20 Aug 08:45 AM
New ZealandWild weather: Auckland braces for more power cuts as thunder storm loomsVector has crews on standby in the event on further power outages today.04 Aug 12:39 AM
New ZealandPower cut to thousands after car hits power pole in TaurangaPolice were called to the incident on Poike Road at 1.57pm.28 Jul 02:35 AM
New ZealandElectric blanket warning after house destroyed in fireThere's no way in hell Brittany Nawani will ever use an electric blanket again, she says.17 Jul 07:02 AM
New ZealandHundreds of lightning strikes: Wild weather lashes countryVector is readying power crews in Auckland as the active cold front approaches.14 Jul 01:31 AM
EnergyEVs and the petrol company: 'This is no Kodak moment'Analyst says the impact on Z and power companies will be marginal.08 Jul 10:07 PM
BusinessNZ's largest solar farm could supply power to Marsden Pt Oil RefineryNZ's largest solar farm could be built to supply power to Marsden Pt Oil Refinery07 Jul 09:39 PM
