Energy Issues
More turbines cut from proposed wind farm
Radio New Zealand
3 February 2010
3 February 2010
Mighty River Power has cut another eight turbines from a proposed new wind farm near Palmerson...More>
Report requested on wind farm noise
Radio New Zealand
2 February 2010
2 February 2010
Wellington City Council has asked the company behind a new wind farm at Makara to report on noise issues after receiving more than 750...More>
Solid Energy seeks approval for hydro scheme
Radio New Zealand
2 February 2010
2 February 2010
Solid Energy has applied for resource consents to build a hydro-electricity generation scheme using water from its Stockton Mine in...More>
Meridian fears supply turmoil
Waikato Times
2 February 2010
2 February 2010
The South Island's electricity supply could be compromised by moves to divide the Waitaki River hydro scheme between two operators, Meridian Energy has...More>
Meridian fears supply turmoil
The Southland Times
2 February 2010
2 February 2010
The South Island's electricity supply could be compromised by moves to divide the Waitaki River hydro scheme between two operators, Meridian Energy has...More>
Solid Energy plans own hydro scheme for Stockton, plans to appeal proposed plant
The National Business Review
2 February 2010
2 February 2010
Solid Energy says it will lodge environment court appeals against a hydro proposal at its Stockton mine on the west coast. Concerned that the hydro scheme would interfere with future operations at the mine, the state-owned coal mining company has instead applied for its own resource consents for a...More>
Meridian gets go-ahead to develop wind farm
The New Zealand Herald
27 January 2010
27 January 2010
The country's second-biggest wind farm is to be built in the central North Island - delivering electricity to up to 50,000 homes. Meridian Energy has this week been granted permission by the Environment Court to go ahead with plans to develop the Central Wind project between Taihape and...More>
North Island power line problems wider than Waikato
The National Business Review
27 January 2010
27 January 2010
Robert Smith | 2010-01-27 01:56:01 North Island power line problems wider than...More>
Power dispute simmers
Waikato Times
27 January 2010
27 January 2010
Steve and Delia Meier say Transpower should be apologising to them in the wake of Monday's fire on their property, which led to rolling power cuts to more than 50,000 North Island...More>
Meridian given approval for wind farm
The National Business Review
26 January 2010
26 January 2010
Meridian Energy can proceed with a central North Island wind farm, following an Environment Court ruling. The 52-turbine farm, named Project Central Wind, will generate about 120 to 130 megawatts, or enough to power about 50,000...More>
Wind farm officially opens in Antarctica - Video
3 News
16 January 2010
16 January 2010
A new multi-million dollar wind farm has officially opened in...More>
McCully opens Antarctic wind farm
The New Zealand Herald
16 January 2010
16 January 2010
Expand Shrink A new joint-venture wind farm at the bottom of the world is expected to cut diesel use by nearly 500,000 litres a year at Scott Base and McMurdo...More>
Landfill eyes bio-power generation
Waikato Times
12 January 2010
12 January 2010
Gas coming from rotten waste at a Southland landfill looks set to be used to generate electricity for the national grid. Experts said in two years there would be enough methane gas emanating from rubbish dumped at the Kings Bend landfill near Winton, in Central Southland, to power about 500...More>
Landfill eyes bio-power generation
The Southland Times
12 January 2010
12 January 2010
Gas coming from rotten waste at a Southland landfill looks set to be used to generate electricity for the national grid. Experts said in two years there would be enough methane gas emanating from rubbish dumped at the Kings Bend landfill near Winton, in Central Southland, to power about 500...More>
Kaipara sea turbines could power 250,000 homes
3 News
10 January 2010
10 January 2010
The countrys largest harbour could be providing power to 250,000 home within 10 years after the Government was advised to give its blessing to a tidal power...More>
Footpath project delays motorists heading to airport
The New Zealand Herald
6 January 2010
6 January 2010
Motorists in a hurry to get to the airport from central Auckland are being advised to avoid Pah and Queenstown Rds, where footpath reconstruction is causing traffic...More>
Commission warns of power shortages
The Southland Times
1 January 2010
1 January 2010
With two major Waikato power station projects deferred during the recession and others around New Zealand on hold or cancelled, the Electricity Commission is warning of potential electricity shortages from 2013 onwards unless more new projects are committed to in the next 12...More>
Another threat to electricity network
The New Zealand Herald
29 December 2009
29 December 2009
Power companies' intentions to build new power stations have collapsed over the past year, with potential for electricity shortages re-emerging from 2013 onwards unless more new projects are committed in the next 12 months, says the Electricity Commission.More>
NZ power supply threatened again
The Southland Times
28 December 2009
28 December 2009
Power companies' intentions to build new power stations have collapsed over the past year, with potential for electricity shortages re-emerging from 2013 onwards unless more new projects are committed in the next 12 months, says the Electricity Commission.More>
Economy 'wobbling' to slow recovery
The Southland Times
21 December 2009
21 December 2009
The economy is in a "wobbly recovery", with growth of about 0.3 per cent for the September quarter expected in official figures out tomorrow, economists...More>
Telecom arm loses Meridian to TelstraClear
The National Business Review
13 December 2009
13 December 2009
Telecom's Gen-i has lost a big client, Meridian Energy, to TelstraClear. The Australian-owned company said on Friday it was partnering with Fujitsu to deliver all telephony, mobile, data and internet services to Meridian, the nation's biggest electricity generation...More>
Trustpower reacts to electricity review and caps bond issue
The National Business Review
11 December 2009
11 December 2009
Energy company Trustpower has capped off a busy week that started with the naming of a new chief executive by declaring that no oversubscriptions to a $75 million bond issue will be accepted and expressing disappointment over some aspects of the electricty industry...More>
Restrictions on lines companies too tough, says group
The New Zealand Herald
10 December 2009
10 December 2009
Under reforms due next October, the country's 24 lines companies will be allowed to sell electricity to try to encourage more competition. Electricity Networks Association chief executive Alan Jenkins said the restrictions requiring a separate lines and retail business were too onerous for...More>
Farmers like electricity reforms
Radio New Zealand
10 December 2009
10 December 2009
Compensation measures in the Government's electricity reforms appeal to...More>