Fracking shouldn't be banned - watchdog
Fracking should not be banned in NZ, Parliament's environmental watchdog says in a landmark report, but the industry is poorly regulated and guidelines must be updated.
Fracking should not be banned in NZ, Parliament's environmental watchdog says in a landmark report, but the industry is poorly regulated and guidelines must be updated.
The responses of a community group and a leading technology business to the Canterbury earthquakes have won them a government-backed award.
A Pacific territory vulnerable to sea level rise is the first nation in the world to get 90 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources.
TSB Bank's annual profit took a hit after the New Zealand-owned lender booked a multimillion-dollar impairment on shares it holds.
Entrants in the annual EECA Awards being presented tomorrow can claim credit for energy savings equivalent to the annual power use of two Hamilton-sized cities.
Auckland-based Gentrack says it plans to raise up to $101.8 million through an initial public offer.
Despite environmental concerns, the technology that revolutionised the energy industry is spreading all over the world.
Shares in Genesis Energy closed up 26c to $1.81 after the first day of trading.
Governments must switch from fossil fuels to nuclear, wind and solar energy to avoid a global warming catastrophe in a move costing about 300 billion ($578 billion) a year.
Prices and who controls them is already an issue for this year's election, writes Fran O'Sullivan. The "market rules OK?" is not the kind of slogan that opposition parties are chanting.
A power company is offering the chance to pay all household costs in one bill - but consumer groups warn the convenience may come at a cost.
The Government will today announce energy-efficiency plans it says will improve business productivity and reduce carbon emissions while saving money.
A New Zealand-based biotech firm with links to Barack Obama's re-election campaign manager is moving to North America.
Five research reports into the value of Genesis Energy shares have been released by the NZX this morning. Read them all here.
New Zealand-founded bio-fuels innovator LanzaTech has attracted US$60 million in its latest capital-raising round,
The Treasury would have liked more "Mum and Dad" small investors to have bought shares in electricity generators Mighty River Power and Meridian Energy.
The government will sell 49 per cent of Genesis Energy after feedback from institutions and brokers gave it confidence it didn't need to reduce the size of the selldown.
Genesis Energy chief executive Albert Brantley, speaking at the launch of the Genesis Energy offer, complained about the company being labelled the "ugly duckling".
A new report discussing the potential to move toward a green economy says New Zealand should "carefully review its direction of development".
The NZ Super Fund is taking a punt on US oil and gas exploration - putting nearly $300m into a private equity energy fund.
On Monday week we will get the carefully considered collective view of hundreds of experts on the likely impacts of climate change, including the impacts on New Zealand.
A leading United States-based maker of advanced solar power system inverters hopes to expand its research and development centre in New Zealand.
Genesis Energy could end up being the most costly sale in the Government's partial privatisation programme as a proportion of its proceeds.
Most households could easily cut their power bills by 10 per cent by making small adjustments, energy conservation experts say.