Energy
New power charges will shred business, says paper mill
The managers of the Kawerau pulp and paper mill are warning the cost of electricity transmission could drive the plant out of business.
Looking to the future with biologist Corey Bradshaw
Biologist Corey Bradshaw spends his time considering the future of humanity and the natural world in the face of rapid environmental change. Audio
Snow-hit power lines could take weeks to fix
The huge snowstorm over the weekend has left the electricity network in part of the central North Island looking like a "war zone", says a lines company. Video
Work of restoring power in central North Island continues
Four hundred homes in the Hawkes Bay and Taupo region are still without power. Audio
Mercury rules out more power stations
One of New Zealand energy's big four, Mercury, thinks it is unlikely to have to build any new power stations for several years.
NZ's aluminium smelter keeps current power deal
The Southland smelter, which uses about one seventh of NZ's power and employs 800 people, has decided not to use a get-out clause for some of its electricity.
Northland power price hike an economic 'disaster' - mayors
Northland councils are warning that new transmission prices planned by the Electricity Authority would be a deadly blow to the region's economic development.
Mystery power price surge hits North Island
A huge surge in the price of electricity this morning follows similar problems seven weeks ago.
Solar Impulse 2 completes fuel-free flight
A solar-powered plane has successfully completed the first fuel-free flight around the world in a demonstration of the potential of renewable energy.
Solar plane on final leg of world tour
An aircraft powered by solar energy left Egypt on Sunday on the last leg of the first ever fuel-free flight around the globe.
Landowners refuse to budge over new powerline
The government has been asked to intervene in getting a group of landowners to allow a new power line to cross their properties.
This Way Up for 16 July 2016 (Part 2)
The Hum is described as an 'an anomalous sound heard around the world', a low frequency noise documented by thousands of people since the 70's, including hundreds of reported cases here in NZ. Then… Audio
Have you heard 'the Hum'?
It's been described as 'an anomalous sound heard around the world', a low frequency noise documented by thousands of people, including hundreds of reported cases here in NZ, since it was first… Audio
'Electricity system is broken'
The Electricity Authority's decision to allow an electricity company to charge solar users a tax has astonished a renewable energy lobby group.
Wind turbines North of Dunedin rejected
Plans to build three wind turbines to generate electricity for a small rural community north of Dunedin have been rejected due to claims they ruined the beauty of the area. Audio
Seven-year plan for Otago turbines rejected
A small rural Otago community's plan to build three wind turbines has been officially rejected as a "blight on the landscape".
Solar charge did not breach rules, EA rules
An electricity company did not break the rules by charging clients who sold solar power back to the grid, the Electricity Authority says.
Meridian boss says power price spikes could happen again
The country's biggest power company Meridian is warning there could be further hefty price spikes. Audio
Blown away by wind farm bad luck
A couple who had to leave their house to make way for a wind farm now find their new property is to be affected by a new wind farm plan.
Tipping point for home electricity production
Malcolm McCulloch is a renewable energy expert from the UK who says we will soon be at the tipping point for home generated electricity. He is an electrical engineer and the head of Oxford… Audio
