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Honoured power sector leader on pouring his 'heart and soul' into 55-year career
'It’s important to find your passion as when you love what you do, you do your best work.'
Honoured: Transpower chair Keith Turner
"When it doesn’t perform, everybody notices. When it does perform, nobody notices.”
Transpower sees power constraints in 2025
Transpower says NZ's challenged electricity system is not out of the woods yet.
Business leaders urge electricity investment boost amid rising demand
The country’s business leaders say there is enough capital available.
South Island towns lose power after helicopter strikes transmission lines
A crop-dusting helicopter caused a power outage in Lake Tekapo and Albury this morning.
Downed pylon: Transpower boss says context missing from failures announcement
Transpower says its position in the fallen pylon incident has not been fairly represented
Downed pylon 'an act of incompetence and negligence' – Northland leader
Northland leaders have responded to the energy authority's findings about a downed pylon.
Meridian gets go-ahead for Northland solar farm
Meridian has been granted resource consent for 120-megawatt solar farm.
Tech Insider: Spark puts some numbers around its big Transpower win
Plus: Infratil is downgraded, Microsoft reveals its plan to reboot a nuclear plant.
Government investment unlocks more solar
NZ Green Investment Finance invests $78m in solar, backing a $2b portfolio.
Power pylon problems: New line to Coromandel alone could cost $500m
The huge cost of new power lines to aid energy security is revealed after the debacle.
Transpower gives green light for generators to use more water
Consumers could be paid to use less power if the situation deteriorates.
Inequities in policing revealed | Focus Morning Bulletin August 22
In today's headlines with Wilhelmina Shrimpton, huge inequities in policing, fire in central Auckland apartment, and concern over child language skills.
Transpower decision due soon on hydro lake levels
Transpower will soon decide if generators can use more water from their hydro dams.
Opinion: Energy storage critical to NZ’s economic and climate future
OPINION: This is a market failure, and one with serious implications.
'Transpower owes the people of Northland': Leaders disappointed with company's 'weak' response
Transpower's response lacks explanation on fair compensation for Northland businesses.
Two workers on collapsed pylon had ‘no formal training’
Transpower has accepted the recommendations and findings of an independent investigation into the catastrophic pylon collapse. Video / NZHerald
Two workers on collapsed Transpower pylon had ‘no formal training’
Almost 100,000 people - and businesses - were left without power on June 20.
Transpower willing to provide some payment to Northland for power cut, MP says
Northland MP Grant McCallum had a productive meeting with Transpower about compensation.
Letters: New Aratere autopilot grounding theory; Razor's edge in ABs win
OPINION: 'Wow, thank goodness for a bit of a Beauden boost.'
Northland power cut inquiry ramps up
An investigation into the Northland blackout is stepping up a gear.
'The pain is ongoing': Businesses want power cut compensation
The power cut is causing ongoing damage to Northland's reputation, NorthChamber says.
'Inconceivable' - nuts removed from pylon caused collapse, power outage
Nearly the entirety of Northland lost power when a pylon collapsed last Thursday.
Northland outages: Auckland Mayor suggests bolt removal led to pylon fall
'I am making this assessment well before any official investigation,' Brown wrote.
Toppled pylon: More power supply restored, further outages not ruled out
Northland is expected to get full power again today following Friday's pylon collapse.
Thousands without power in Coromandel
An outage on the Transpower network is affecting up to 27,000 people.
Power problem: Growth of NZ data centres equivalent to demand from 200,000 homes
Data centres will put more pressure on already rising NZ power demand.