Energy
Contact Energy's planned power station to cost $140m more
Contact Energy's new Tauhara geothermal power station will be delayed slightly, will cost more, but is expected to generate more power.
Tiwai Point closure: Transition plan for Southland revealed
Clean energy industries are at the core of a new government plan for how Southland will cope with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter shutting down.
No-go zones with 400,000 cubic metres of gas to be vented from Maui pipeline
Residents, bach owners and farmers are being told to vacate properties and move stock behind an exclusion zone as urgent repairs are done to the Maui gas pipeline in Taranaki over the weekend.
Petrol prices get closer to $3 a litre
Refilling your petrol tank is starting to sting like never before - with prices inching closer to $3 a litre.
The AA says that will happen at some point this year, and prices are already nearing… Video, Audio
How power stations will stay running under mass isolation
Keeping the lights on during Omicron is literally the job of Energy company Contact.
It owns and operates 11 power stations. The company has close to 1,000 workers spread across eight locations… Video, Audio
Consumer NZ warns buyers beware of "heavy duty" battery claims
Buyer beware - "heavy duty" batteries are being outlasted by similar products.
Consumer NZ tested fifteen products and found alkaline and lithium models performed three to five times better.
The… Audio
Report from the future: How Aotearoa will be a better place in 2040
Opinion - There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the future - but what if we got it right? Here's Thomas Nash's case for optimism.
Indonesia bans coal exports in January on domestic power worries
Indonesia has banned coal exports in January, to ensure it has enough for the power plants at home.
What is the real cost of a switch to biofuels?
The shift to use more biofuels is forecast to raise petrol prices and knock up to $1b off NZ's economic growth within four years, but not making a move could also carry big, uncalculated costs.
Why Homo sapiens are doomed to go extinct
In his new book, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, British palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee offers a rather blunt assessment of why humanity might already be a dead… Audio
Solar farm to be built next to Marsden Point refinery
Meridian Energy is to build a solar farm on 105 hectares next to the Marsden Point refinery, near Whangarei.
Wellington's electric ferry to lead the charge
The first electric ferry in the Southern Hemisphere will soon be switched on and leading the charge across the Wellington harbour. Audio
Sci-Fi/Sci-Fact - Ironman's Arc Reactor
James Rice is a PhD student researching superconducting power supplies for fusion energy applications at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington, where he works closely… Audio
First electric ferry in Southern Hemisphere afloat in Wellington
The first electric ferry in the Southern Hemisphere will soon be switched on and leading the charge across the Wellington harbour.
The ferry will be launched next week, but the Prime Minister got her… Video, Audio
Power demand to soar - how will the system stay secure?
How are we going to power the country, as demand for electricity is set to sky-rocket with the transition to a low-carbon economy? New Zealand has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050… Audio
First Gas Group unveils plans for large-scale biogas project
The country's biggest gas distributor has announced plans to help transform kerbside waste into energy for homes and businesses.
How to manage pain better through diet
Rowena Field is a PhD student in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney whose just-completed thesis investigated the effects of a low-carb ketogenic diet on chronic pain. Audio
'Good prospect' Tiwai smelter will delay closure if aluminium prices stay high - govt officials
Government officials are confident Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will not close if aluminium prices remain high.
Extinction Rebellion protesters arrested at coal protest in Dunedin
Eight people have been arrested after securing themselves to a train and railway lines at Dunedin Railway Station.
Christchurch Airport develops 400ha renewable energy park
It looked like a hard sell - land stuck next to a noisy neighbour - an international airport, with high voltage cables directly overhead.
But Christchurch Airport has found a solution, devoting 400… Audio
