
Thousands without power in Coromandel
An outage on the Transpower network is affecting up to 27,000 people.
An outage on the Transpower network is affecting up to 27,000 people.
Data centres will put more pressure on already rising NZ power demand.
Power restored to most of the region last night after second grid emergency of the year.
Parts of Northland were without power after a pylon toppled near Wellsford.
'There will obviously be an investigation into the incident and what caused it.'
The regulator says it will let Transpower lift its transmission charges.
Previous Governments have failed in attempts at an asset mega-merger.
OPINION: 'We appear to have a bureaucracy that is not reading the room.'
One Wellingtonian described the situation as 'complete chaos'.
OPINION: As we head into winter, how will New Zealand's energy grid cope?
No government likes to waste a crisis - even a two-hour-long one.
The country’s grid operator issued a warning notice in advance.
Friday promises NZ's coldest day of 2024 - and more frosty temperatures are due tonight.
$35m rebuild to cope with 1-in-450-year floods would be paid for out of power bills.
The summer-autumn period this year has been relatively dry.
Alison Andrew has worked in the role for 10 years.
The proposed Waipū service station will create traffic safety concerns, objectors say.
A solar farm in Central Hawke's Bay and one near Hawke's Bay Airport both face delays.
Much of the national electricity transmission grid was built between the 1950s and 1970s.
The energy sector is poised for a reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban.
Graham Philip refused to engage with a psychologist for a report.
Transpower says the poles are safe and it will check them again.
About 25,000 properties had electricity supply cut for up to 40 minutes on Wednesday.
Opinion: It's time to shine a brighter light on power solutions after an outage warning.
Transpower was forced to call five separate 'grid emergencies' during 2021 and 2022.
Power cut to 34,000 homes came on coldest night with highest-ever demand for electricity.
What's in the wind energy pipeline and who's behind the developments.
The Redclyffe station was one of 12 that had been earmarked for resilience work.
OPINION: Thomas Coughlan says the RMA reforms face more challenges than ever.