Electricity
What our electricity use exposes about us
In the first project of its kind our habits and behaviour is to be analysed through our electricity use. In a public private partnership between Simply Group, Callaghan Innovation, Counties Power and… Audio
Power restored following outage in Fiji
Power has been restored after a cut to the whole of the central division in Fiji.
Power supply restored in Fiji following storm
Fiji's electricity supply has been fully restored around the main island Viti Levu following Tropical Depression 04F.
New Zealanders cut back on electricity use
New Zealanders are using less electricity, according to new figures, which show that average energy consumption has dropped by almost 5 percent.
Power Out Following Gisborne Plane Crash
Civil Defence says thousands of households in Gisborne are likely to be without power for two days, following a light plane crash near Wairoa. The Rescue Coordination Centre says it received an… Audio
Electricity Authority is making changes
The Electricity Authority is making changes that it says will net customers between 25- and 35-million dollars a year. Audio
Power company to spend $30m on pole replacement
Aurora Energy will spend $30 million on replacing rotten power poles, but a linesman's widow says it is 'unbelievable' they are so far behind. Video
Mayor demands answers on rotting power poles
The Central Otago District mayor says it will be totally unacceptable if an investigation into two lines companies finds some power poles in the district are in danger of falling over.
'She'll be right' attitude to rotten poles not good enough - union
The union for workers at a Dunedin council-owned lines company says the replacement of rotten power poles needs to be sped up.
Rotting power poles in Otago: 'How is it that someone hasn't been killed?'
A Dunedin lines company manager turned whistle-blower says staff would talk about the risk from rotting and failing power poles. Audio
West Sepik governor frustrated by delays on power hook-up
A Papua New Guinea Governor is calling for the national government to help connect Vanimo's electricity grid with neighbouring Indonesia. Audio
Nova Energy plans gas-fired power plant
Nova Energy is planning to build a 360 megawatt gas-turbine generator near Otorohanga, in Waikato.
Power companies chided for unfair contracts
Most of New Zealand's main electricity companies have been reprimanded for unfair contracts with their customers.
Aussie town to go 'Off Grid'
It's the Aussie town, that plans to go completely off the grid. The town of Tyalgum is located in the hills near the Queensland-New South Wales border. It has just 300 residents, and if it's… Audio
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
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'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.
Authority clears Meridian of market manipulation
Meridian Energy has been cleared of claims it manipulated the electricity market on 2 June.
Power price spike claims investigated
The Electricity Authority is investigating claims New Zealand's largest power generator manipulated the electricity market to maximise its own profits.
California power plants to shut - better tech will help it cope
The company planning to shut down California's last functioning nuclear power plants says the methods it will use to cope have universal applications, including to New Zealand. Audio
