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Hawaiian Electric Co failed to shut off power despite exceptional winds, dry conditions.
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A total of 8000 homes have been disconnected in the past few years due to unaffordability.
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Thomas Coughlan: National's concerning lack of climate policies
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Māori physicists try to recreate fusion energy on Earth
Wellington scientists looking at ways to produce clean energy on earth.
BlackRock says new $100m-plus stake notice 'administrative error'
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$2b climate change fund deal with BlackRock announced
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Carmen Hall: : Don’t be afraid to change power companies to save money
Opinion: It's a good idea to shop around for the best deal.
Solar energy will save tenants hundreds on power bills
The first high-density universal design complex built by Kainga Ora.
Vector’s $1.75b meter sale: Its plan for the windfall - and three alternatives
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How 350,000 households and businesses can claim trust dividends worth hundreds of dollars
The trust is also pushing for law changes so beneficiaries aren't taxed so much.
Renewables main focus for NZ deal-making in 2023 – law firm
DLA Piper says the market is buoyant in New Zealand and Australia.
Minister's explanation on higher fuel prices in Whangārei baffles mayor
Commerce Commission still looking at fuel price disparity in Whangārei and other towns
Solar power investment to exceed oil for first time, says IEA chief
Financial Times: Clean energy spending forecast to hit $2.8 trillion this year.
Opinion: What are the alternatives to natural gas?
The way we choose to cook or heat our homes is increasingly becoming a sore point.
Gentrack shares soar as CEO takes swing at water reforms
Its CEO says NZ in great position to be be an IT exporter, tech hub - but needs people.
Premium: Gentrack CEO Gary Miles on his NZX-listed firm’s post-pandemic lift and the year ahead
Gentrack CEO Gary Miles on his NZX-listed firm’s post-pandemic lift, the formerly-named Three Waters and the year ahead. Video / Michael Craig
Fourth fuel fiasco: New botch-up outrages airlines
Fuel delivery problems to Tauranga mean Air NZ must tanker in stocks.
'Forever chemicals': Kaipara waste-to-energy plant plans slated as bad for environment
Kaipara's plans for waste-to-energy plant a bad idea, say environmentalists.
Kaipara's waste to energy push backed by other Mayors
The major new infrastructure would incinerate Northland and Auckland councils’ waste.
Bryan Leyland: The wind and solar power myth has finally been exposed
OPINION: Wind and solar are, in fact, completely pointless.
Unwelcome side effects of Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoons, nobody tells you about
The Blue Lagoon is world famous but you might think twice before dunking in, head first.
More bad aviation fuel: Airlines demand answers over forced rationing
New fuel debacle: ExxonMobil rations fuel to airlines which must carry gas into the city.
Climate targets rely too much on forestry, Govt watchdog says
Climate Change Commission says more needs to be done to meet emissions targets.
Will this NZ tech help make climate-friendly green hydrogen a global reality?
A just-launched Kiwi spin-out is taking its clever green hydrogen tech to the world.
Power play: NZ wind energy gears up as investment builds
What's in the wind energy pipeline and who's behind the developments.
Foreign buyers and cyclone recovery hot topics during Luxon’s Tukituki visit
Christopher Luxon came to Tukituki fresh with a raft of farming policy announcements.
Govt moves ahead with wind farm and solar plans
The Government wants to make it easier to consent renewables.