Energy
Farmers and energy sector face challenges of extended dry period
The prospect of a dry winter, which will prove a challenge for farmers, may set the country back in its transition to a zero carbon economy. Audio
Tiwai Point eyed up for hydrogen production
An Australian billionaire is looking at using the aluminium smelter site at Tiwai Point near Bluff for environmentally friendly hydrogen production.
Oceanex Energy eyes Taranaki for offshore wind farms
An Australian company has plans for developing offshore and floating wind farms in Australia and New Zealand.
Transpower downplaying speculation about problems from low lake levels
The national grid operator Transpower is downplaying speculation about low hydro lake levels and the potential for power shortages.
The lakes are at their lowest levels in 25 years, and the Tiwai… Audio
Hydro power: More dry weather may mean blackouts, switch to coal-generated
National grid operator Transpower says the hydro lake levels are 67 percent of where they would normally be at this time of year, but there is no cause for worry yet.
Tiwai Point, is reducing its energy consumption
The country's largest electricity user, Tiwai Point, is reducing its energy consumption in a bid to ensure there is security of supply for the country. Audio
Soaring energy prices hit businesses
Low hydro lake levels and soaring wholesale electricity prices are causing some businesses to temporarily shut down operations, and more will follow, according to the Major Electricity Users' Group… Audio
Nearly 200 NZ schools still burning coal for heat
It's a scene out of a Dickens novel - coal being shovelled straight into a coal boiler to heat up uninsulated and cold classrooms.
But for many teachers and children across New Zealand, it's daily… Video, Audio
The sectors contributing most to NZ's 2019 greenhouse gas emissions
The agriculture and energy sectors were the largest contributors to New Zealand's gross greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, latest figures show.
Deadline for industry to remove coal boilers
The government today has brought in a deadline for industry to stop using coal-fired boilers, without applying one to the boilers it owns.
Everything from wool scourers to dairy processors have until… Audio
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Shipstone
Dr. Chris Bumby, Principal Scientist at Victoria University of Wellington's Robinson Institute; and Associate Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute gies us his scientific take on Shipstone from the… Audio
Otago power users face hike after CommComm decision
Just as winter starts to bite, power users through central Otago and Dunedin have had confirmation they'll have to wear the cost of improving the region's electricity network. The Commerce Commission… Audio
Otago electricity line charges may rise 60 percent in five year
Electricity line charges in some parts of Otago are set to climb over 60 percent in the next five years.
That's after the Commerce Commission gave Aurora Energy the go ahead to spend $563 million to… Audio
Climate Change plan beset on all sides
Feedback closed yesterday on the Climate Change Commission's draft proposal to make Aotearoa carbon neutral by 2050 - with complaints the plan goes both too far and not far enough.
Incoming electricity consumer care guidelines not enforceable
Consumer advocates and electricity retailers say new guidelines designed to protect customers from having their power cut off don't go far enough, and vulnerable consumers remain at risk.
Brace for higher power bills amid volatile wholesale market
Consumers are being warned their electricity bills will start to rise in reaction to a surge in the wholesale market. Audio
New consumer power protections don't go far enough - advocates
Consumer advocates and electricity retailers say new guidelines designed to protect customers from having their power cut off don't go far enough, and vulnerable people remain at risk.
Two years ago… Audio
Ara Ake signs deal for energy start-ups to access global resources
Local energy start-ups are getting a chance to access global capital - but it may be easier said than done.
Govt, opposition fire shots over coal import statistics
The government has fired back at the Opposition for suggesting its 2018 ban on gas exploration has lead to a major increase in coal imports.
New data shows the amount of coal imported last year was… Audio
'Bottom line is serious': Tiwai Point land must be remediated - Woods
Rio Tinto is well aware the government will not accept anything less than a thorough remediation plan for the Bluff plant where aluminium has been made for decades, the Energy Minister says. Audio
