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![Transpower warns of potentially tight winter power supply](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Transpower warns of potentially tight winter power supply
Transpower was forced to call five separate 'grid emergencies' during 2021 and 2022.
![Transpower fined after power failure to 34,000 homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Transpower fined after power failure to 34,000 homes
Power cut to 34,000 homes came on coldest night with highest-ever demand for electricity.
![Power play: NZ wind energy gears up as investment builds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Power play: NZ wind energy gears up as investment builds
What's in the wind energy pipeline and who's behind the developments.
![Redclyffe: Will it stay or will it go?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Redclyffe: Will it stay or will it go?
The Redclyffe station was one of 12 that had been earmarked for resilience work.
![RMA war heads towards final battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
RMA war heads towards final battle
OPINION: Thomas Coughlan says the RMA reforms face more challenges than ever.
![Northland news in brief: Slip stabilised; toy gun call-out and SH10 resealing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Northland news in brief: Slip stabilised; toy gun call-out and SH10 resealing
News snippets from across Northland and surrounds.
![Northlanders urged to prepare for more power cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Northlanders urged to prepare for more power cuts
Big slip threatens two high-voltage lines carrying power to Northland.
![Substation fault causes thousands to lose power in BoP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Substation fault causes thousands to lose power in BoP
Pāpāmoa and Te Puke residents lost power around 7.55am.
![Revealed: First sabotage convict attempted to bring down national grid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Revealed: First sabotage convict attempted to bring down national grid
New Zealand's first sabotage convict has been sent to prison.
![Transpower's grid warnings highlight NZ's reliance on renewables](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Transpower's grid warnings highlight NZ's reliance on renewables
About 85 per cent of New Zealand's power supply comes from renewable sources.
![Transpower confident there won't be power cuts tonight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Transpower confident there won't be power cuts tonight
A closer look at why there was an electricity 'grid emergency' this morning.
![Grid emergency - Transpower lost generation from three power sources](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Grid emergency - Transpower lost generation from three power sources
Transpower issued a formal notice to all registered electricity market participants.
![Wind turbines off the South Taranaki coast? - NZ Super investigates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Wind turbines off the South Taranaki coast? - NZ Super investigates
NZ Super teams up with renewable energy investment giant.
![Large part of the Coromandel without power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Large part of the Coromandel without power
Parts of the Coromandel will be without power until 1pm.
![Opinion: Blackout no case for electricity reform](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Blackout no case for electricity reform
OPINION: There is no need for ministerial intervention in a system that is working.
![More power woes: Some Hawke's Bay residents suffer outage for second time in a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
More power woes: Some Hawke's Bay residents suffer outage for second time in a week
The power cut appeared to be managed by reducing hot water charging.
![Transpower focus of urgent probe into blackout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Transpower focus of urgent probe into blackout
Grid operator comms blunder meant homes in dark when there was enough power.
![Power outages: No time 'to turn Huntly turbines on', former Genesis boss says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Power outages: No time 'to turn Huntly turbines on', former Genesis boss says
Talks need to start about encouraging long term investment in the country's power sector.
![Government walks back attack on Genesis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Government walks back attack on Genesis
Megan Woods had said gentailers made 'commercial decisions' before power outage.
![Live: Govt blames power companies' 'commercial decisions' for outages](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Live: Govt blames power companies' 'commercial decisions' for outages
Not acceptable for Kiwis to be without power on coldest night of year: Woods.
![Green power: Surge expected in plans for wind and solar electricity generation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Green power: Surge expected in plans for wind and solar electricity generation
Transpower expects to see increased investment in renewables power generation.
![Cause of central North Island power outage not determined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cause of central North Island power outage not determined
Power was restored to the 4000-plus homes three hours after the outage.
![Four thousand central North Island properties without power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Four thousand central North Island properties without power
A fault on the Transpower network has cut electricity to the central North Island.
![Hydro power: More dry weather may mean blackouts, switch to coal-generated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hydro power: More dry weather may mean blackouts, switch to coal-generated
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter agreed to cut down its power use to conserve supply.
![Sustainable Finance: Electrifying the economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sustainable Finance: Electrifying the economy
The benefits of transforming New Zealand to a low carbon economy are significant.
![The 622 megawatt question overhanging the generation game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The 622 megawatt question overhanging the generation game
The closure of the Tiwai Point smelter will usher in a new era for NZ's power generators.
![Power company shares trade sharply lower on smelter closure plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Power company shares trade sharply lower on smelter closure plan
New Zealand's power generators were hit hard by Tiwai's closure.
![The bird, its poo and the huge power outage that hit Northland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The bird, its poo and the huge power outage that hit Northland
Is this the bird whose poo cut Northland's power?
![Bird poo 'likely cause' of Northland power cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bird poo 'likely cause' of Northland power cut
Transpower finds Northland's power cut cause - and what a load of ....