Plans to build New Zealand's biggest geothermal power station are a step closer to reality, with Contact winning draft approval for its 250 megawatt Tauhara station.

Backers say innovative system would be cheaper than rail for Auckland.

Hundreds of thousands of households have been charged the higher rate of GST for goods supplied before the GST rise took place.

Gill South visits a dowsing consultant who alerts her to the unhealthy appliances in her home.

The Commerce Commission has a big call to make by the end of the year.

Small power companies outperform bigger players when it comes to customer service, according to a Consumer NZ survey.

The GPG shake-up is long overdue.

Wild weather is continuing to cause disruption across NZ, closing roads and causing power cuts.

Raging squalls shook houses and cut power to thousands yesterday in what forecasters called a 'lull' in the storm ravaging NZ.

Hundreds of North Island homes have been hit by power cuts as high winds continue to lash regions still reeling from the weekend's storm.

Energy-saving lightbulb maker survived tough times thanks to keeping a close eye on cashflow.

Powerco says around 3500 houses in the North Island without power should have the service restored by tonight.

Tests revealing faultlines along the proposed route of a hydro-electric tunnel on Canterbury's Waitaki River have sparked a redesign of the power project.