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Power price hikes likely for Aucklanders

Cheaper in the South, dearer in the North - a charging proposal for electricity transmission has been released today.

Henri Eliot: Do you want to know the skill set of company directors?

Henri Eliot talks publishing a skills matrix that provides shareholders with the information needed to evaluate a board's skill set mix.

Henri Eliot: What should worry directors in 2016?

Henri Eliot talks to professional directors Mark Verbiest, Tony Carter, Doug McKay and Rob Campbell about their focal points in 2016.

Power shares surge to record

Close eye kept on storage lakes

Hydro lake levels are falling and wholesale power prices rising as drought threatens in parts of the country.

Blackout compensation on hold

Vector says compensation from this month's power cuts - which affected 85,000 customers - won't be discussed until the cause of the fire that sparked them was known.

Why Auckland's hot water cut out

Up to 80 per cent of Auckland electricity customers have signed contracts that allow their hot water to be cut off - but many were unaware until the blackouts.

Vector in hot water over cold showers

Some Auckland residents were without hot water until late this morning following yet another fault with Vector’s electricity network.

Independent experts to investigate blackout

An investigation into the substation fire which cut power to tens of thousands of Aucklanders will be jointly carried out by Transpower and Vector.

Auckland blackout inquiry needed - PM

Auckland blackout: Heavy rush hour traffic

The NZ Transport Agency said was currently heavy on the Northern Motorway into the city, due to the flow on effects from yesterday's powercut.

Grant Bradley: Time to cut to core of power woes

Here we go again. Another power emergency in Auckland, a city that's building a reputation for them, writes Grant Bradley.

Age and load factors in substation failure

The reason so many people lost power yesterday is because the substation at Penrose is very old and supplies a disproportionate amount of power to a large area of the city, says an energy expert.

Infrastructure report: Power up the next stage

Bird's nest cuts power to thousands

Hawkins in court fight with Vector, Transpower

Plug in to cheaper power

Over the past couple of weeks, households have been receiving nasty surprises in the mail.

'Software logic' blamed for power outage

Hundreds of thousands of Transpower customers lost power today when backup measures failed to kick in while the company simulated a "catastrophic power failure".