Britain has struck an agreement to build a new nuclear power plant - the first such deal in the European Union since the disaster at Fukushima prompted a major rethink of the energy source's merits.

It is deliciously funny to see befuddled Green Party politicians advocating policies that subsidise precisely what they want to discourage, writes Jamie Whyte.

The Labour-Green plan for reducing power prices through a centrally managed bulk buying scheme has certainly set the cat among the pigeons, writes Gehan Gunasekara.

A glitch means some Mighty River Power shareholders have yet to receive notification of how many shares they bought during the company's float.

Editorial: The Green Party has called the Government's bail-out of Solid Energy "privatisation by stealth". Would that it were so.

Independent research house Morningstar has come out in favour of the upcoming Meridian Energy float, saying it is likely to appeal to long-term investors seeking yield.

The Government has loaned stricken state owned coal miner Solid Energy $100 million as part of a restructuring package announced this morning.

Prime Minister John Key has confirmed the Citizens Initiated Referendum over asset sales will take place in late November and early December this year.

The Government says there has been strong early demand for its Meridian share offer, which opens today.

A plan to produce power for 250,000 homes from tidal turbines in Kaipara Harbour, north of Auckland, has been put on hold.

Close to half of the Meridian share offer has been claimed by New Zealand retail investors ahead of the offer opening tomorrow.

The Government has driven a harder bargain in setting the fees for selling up to 49 per cent of Meridian Energy.

The Government has kicked off moves towards oil and gas exploration across huge areas of New Zealand and the surrounding oceans by consulting with iwi and local authorities in affected areas.

The Government has today announced a timeline for the Meridian float, in which it hopes to raise around $2.3 billion.

New Zealand's Catholic Church says it will "reflect" on a decision by Auckland Anglicans to sell out of all fossil fuel investments within two years.

Five months after the first share float of Mighty River Power a referendum on asset sales is to go ahead - news accidentally tweeted by the Greens co-leader.