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Meridian tips sale of stake in Oz wind farm
Meridian Energy is considering the sale of its 50 per cent stake in the A$1 billion Macarthur wind farm in Australia.
Gwynne Dyer: US energy independence a sham
The whole Middle Eastern business is a red herring, because the US does not depend heavily on Middle Eastern oil, writes Gwynne Dyer.
Take care with listed companies, ministers told
New Zealand's ministers and officials have been given a new set of rules outlining how they can talk about listed companies.
Drive to clean up earns scholarship
Natasha King has already written her own obituary. Although it was only part of a management course run by her employer, Meridian Energy.
Bills soar but relief due next year
Power bills have jumped more than $100 this year, latest figures show - but Auckland households can expect some reprieve next year.
Gerard Morris: Pike politics ignore families' heartbreak
Having a middleman able to absorb the criticism and stay immune to the moral and emotional elements of the Pike tragedy makes sense politically, writes Gerard Morris.
Govt names oil and gas bid winners
The government's second round of tenders for oil and gas exploration blocks has yielded 10 new exploration licences, including two in the previously unexplored Pegasus Basin.
Concerns, but fracking escapes ban
Fracking has escaped the threat of a ban in New Zealand for now, but the days of industry self-regulation could be numbered after a report found large holes in oversight of unconventional mining by energy companies.
Rise in fracking unlikely - industry
Oil and gas industry groups say they are not expecting a surge in fracking even though the process has been given a qualified tick by the government's environmental monitor.
Legal bid based on 'misconception'
The Maori Council's legal bid to block the Government's asset sales programme is based on a "misconception" about the Cabinet's role in advancing the plan, Crown lawyers argued in court yesterday.
Key: Do fracking properly
Fracking should not be banned in NZ, a report says. PM John Key said if NZ uses the procedure, it must use 'world class standards.'
Solid Energy chief's $1.1m pay packet
Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder received $1.1 million for the year to June 30 - the same year Solid Energy lost $40m and axed a quarter of its staff.
Fracking rules likely to be tightened
Environment commissioner not expected to call for moratorium opponents want on gas extraction technique.
New water bills lead to 765 complaints
Watercare Services has received 765 complaints since radical changes on July 1 to the way Aucklanders pay for water.
Kyoto move 'embarrassing'
As Australia is renewing its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol, New Zealand has backed off, leaving Greenpeace to label the move embarrassing.
Mining standards 'dumbed down'
Solid Energy is largely to blame for the "dumbing down'' of mining industry standards that allowed the Pike River disaster to happen, MP Damien O'Connor says.