A sell-off by international investors is likely to be behind the weakness in Mighty River Power's share price, say analysts.

Christchurch City Council has been given a fortnight to speed up its consenting process, or power to grant consents will be taken away from it by the Government.

Brian Fallow looks at the issues involved in a wholesale electricity market, and whether it is competitive or not.

New technology allows households to track almost every detail of their electricity use.

The 113,000 so called "mum and dad" investors who bought Mighty River shares included companies, trusts and investment institutions, Treasury has confirmed.

The Green Party says that shares sold in the recent float of Mighty River Power went to only a small group of investors - and claims of widespread 'mum and dad' ownership are false.

Public perceptions of how competitive the retail electricity sector is have improved, though to less-than-emphatic levels.

Meridian Energy, New Zealand's biggest and most profitable power company, will be partially privatised later this year, Finance Minister Bill English confirmed in yesterday's Budget.

Senior executives of newly listed, state-controlled Mighty River Power are in line for shares in lieu of cash bonuses worth $1.2 million for the year to June 30.

The Labour-Green power plan is fatally flawed. Here are 10 reasons why, says Rodney Hide.

The Grey Power-led petition to force a referendum on the Government’s partial asset sales policy has failed because it did not have enough signatures.

Bernard Hickey says the blast waves from the Labour/Green electricity policy bombshell reverberated further into the business and political landscapes this week.

March's warm weather and the consequent power savings has meant many households have a few extra dollars in their pocket.

An Auckland electrician and electrical inspector have been found guilty of negligence after a home owner suffered a fatal electrical shock while inspecting a water leak.

New Zealand's leading business lobby groups say the Labour Party and the Greens have "ambushed" businesses with their controversial electricity policy which they claim sets a "disturbing precedent" for further intervention.

Labour and the Greens have defended their controversial electricity policy after New Zealand's business leaders issued an open letter asking them to withdraw it.

Insurance will represent a significantly higher share of the cost of living and the cost of doing business from here on, writes Brian Fallow.

Labour MP Shane Jones says he was a "doubting Thomas'' on the Labour - Greens police to lower power prices, but now fully backs the plan.

In the week or so since it revealed its plan to slash power prices, Labour has bared its teeth at anyone questioning the wisdom of breaking up the wholesale electricity market just as it is showing signs of functioning as intended.