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![Brian Fallow: Asset sale arguments on wobbly ground](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Brian Fallow: Asset sale arguments on wobbly ground
The Govt's case for selling down some asset stakes sits on a three-legged stool. On examination it is not particularly sturdy.
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Power bills set to rise up to 8pc from March
Two more power providers are putting up prices, with some customers facing an 8 per cent rise.
![Power price fears if Govt stakes go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power price fears if Govt stakes go
Govt plans to partially sell some state assets, including power companies, could free up to $10bn, but critics say the move will lead to higher electricity prices and put too much control of strategic assets in foreign hands.
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Mayor announces plan to 'green' Auckland
Cutting Auckland's carbon emmissions by 40 per cent by 2025 is among a raft of environmental goals announced by Mayor Len Brown this morning.
![<i>Fraser Clark:</i> Wind farms a breath of fresh air for the energy sector](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Fraser Clark:</i> Wind farms a breath of fresh air for the energy sector
Wind generation has grown 10-fold since 2003, to more than 4 per cent today. This year alone wind capacity will grow nearly 25 per cent as three new wind farms are commissioned.
![Power restored to Wairarapa homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power restored to Wairarapa homes
Electricity has been restored to the 5500 Wairarapa households that suffered power cuts after strong winds snapped power poles yesterday.
![Todd to build $100m power station in Taranaki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Todd to build $100m power station in Taranaki
Todd Energy is to build a $100m gas-fired power station near Waitara in Taranaki.
![Power restored to Napier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Power restored to Napier
Power has been restored to Napier after a felled tree shortcircuited a cable supplying electricity to more than 21,000 people.
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Man dies in Otago power cut
The death of a man whose breathing apparatus stopped during a power cut has been referred to a coroner.