The way electricity lines companies charge for their services is all wrong and needs to change if we are to take advantage of emerging technologies, the Electricity Authority says.

People rushed to call friends, send texts, share moments on social media during and after the Rugby World Cup final yesterday morning.

Gusts up to 170km/h in the South Island, leave emergency services inundated with calls.

A startling slump in the price of aluminium on global markets is more than offsetting a 20 per cent fall in the New Zealand dollar against the greenback.

A man who was trapped in his crashed car beneath live wires for almost two hours probably would have died even if there wasn't a delay in treating him, a coroner has found.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlyn Sykes talks to business owners about their firms' governance structures.

Contact Energy is facing growing pressure from institutional investors over its governance structure.

Auckland households are set to get a bigger dividend payout from Vector next month.

Vector has posted a 2.8 percent gain in pretax earnings, beating its guidance

Like the mass extinction of screws on the back of your phone, the death of cables is coming and one New Zealand company is leading the charge.

Profits and earning are up at Meridian Energy. And shareholders are in line for a special dividend.

It's been a tough year for Contact Energy, with profits falling 43 per cent. But CEO Dennis Barnes says improvements are expected across all parts of the business next year.

Of the 33 employees based at the site, 26 roles will be disestablished and seven employees will moved within the company.

Contact Energy's decision to close its Otahuhu power station is the latest in an industry-wide move away from gas.

It is not only Southlanders who can breathe a sigh of relief that the Tiwai Pt smelter received a stay of execution this week, writes Brian Fallow.

Genesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be shut down.

One in five Auckland households switched power companies last year, helping them save an average of $136 in the process.

Most consumers are happy with their power companies, says a Consumer magazine survey , but the bigger the company the less likely they are to be satisfied.

Next Wednesday all eyes will be on the owners of the Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter to see if they give Meridian Energy notice they wish to terminate their contract.

Aucklanders are being warned they could face fines of up to $10,000 and daily penalties for not keeping their trees and other vegetation away from power lines.

Northland electricity lines companies have slammed the Electricity Authority for its proposal to grant an annual increase of nearly $300 in power charges per household.

Mighty River Power has defended its pre-paid energy service Globug, after it was criticised by an unhappy customer in the Otago Daily Times.

Auckland households could face an increase of 4.5 per cent in their power bills under changes the Electricity Authority is considering.

Despite speculation about its future in NZ, Origin Energy says it's committed to its investment in Contact Energy.

Electricity retailer Utilise is entering a "very tough market" with a lot of competition, according to Forsyth Barr analyst Andrew Harvey-Green.

Powerco, the energy lines company, reported a 20 per cent drop in annual profit as it paid more tax.

Around 3,000 Auckland homes are without power tonight as the wet weekend weather kicks in.

If you worry about the power your mobile phone uses when you leave it charging all night, relax.

An experienced power line worker was last night fighting for his life after being flung from a live transformer in Auckland.