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What lower power futures and a wet year could mean for your bill
ASX forward power prices fell by more than 20% in the first quarter of this year.
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Liam Dann: Iran war is a wake-up call on how seriously we take energy security
OPINION: New Zealand's renewable resources put it in a strong position on energy security.
What Air New Zealand’s flight cuts and changes tell us
Reacting too fast can backfire for airlines, but doing nothing may not be a viable option.
Fuel crisis: Govt strikes deal to secure eight days’ of diesel storage space at Marsden Point
Channel Infrastructure expected to tanks refurbished in two months' time.
NZ CEO pay survey: The $17m boss who broke our spreadsheet
Are any CEOs really worth $17.3m? What the pay survey tells us.
Richard Prebble: Winston Peters sharpens populist pitch for kingmaker role
OPINION: Winston Peters is on track to decide the next Government.
Govt won't stand in the way of companies importing fuel with Russian origins
Public relations might to be a bigger impediment than sanctions.
Diesel dithering: Labour and coalition Govts fail to ensure stockholding
How an unloved plan to store more diesel storage was kicked down the road – until now.
Bruce Cotterill: AI is about to reshape our lives faster than any tech before it
OPINION: Progress and potholes – The AI journey ahead.
Matthew Hooton: Diesel running out really would be a Mad Max world
OPINION: Nicola Willis needs to ration diesel immediately to delay social collapse.
The six incoming oil tankers and what they mean for New Zealand’s fuel supply
The vessels have left Singapore and South Korea and are now in transit.
Driving in the wrong direction: Why NZ's oil consumption is at a 5-year high
OPINION: Oil now makes up 77% of NZ's fossil-fuel emissions, mostly from transport.
Govt considers helping refurbish empty fuel storage tanks at Marsden Pt
Is it willing to put taxpayer dollars on the line?
Half a billion dollars bet on oil minutes before Trump climbdown
It has raised concerns about insider knowledge of the move.
Greg Smith: Market turmoil could change the way you want your KiwiSaver invested
OPINION: Most KiwiSaver funds are heavily tied to global sharemarkets and currency moves.
Trump Administration to pay $1.7b to stop two US wind farms
TotalEnergies will instead invest the money in natural gas, shale gas and oil drilling.
Iran war: How economic shock could become long-term damage
New York Times: Targeting oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf has ongoing impacts.
Fran O'Sullivan: Willis faces fuel crisis budget reckoning as diesel pain spreads
OPINION: Diesel prices have jumped about 45%, hitting food, freight and farm costs.
Iran war: What NZ could do in conflict and who’s winning the battle
NZ could bombard shores to clear seas but would struggle with drones, professor says.
Extra 350m litres fuel storage possible at Marsden Point, operator says
Marsden Point already holds 300 million litres of imported refined fuel.
Jenée Tibshraeny: What can the Govt really do to shield us from this oil shock?
ANALYSIS: Securing supply is the first line of defence.
$100m Waikato steel manufacturing plant wins fast-track consent
'The ultimate goal is to reduce the need to import steel' – expert panel on fast-tracking.
Richard Prebble: Is New Zealand betting too much on 'paper' oil reserves?
OPINION: Politicians need to front up on the tough fuel questions.
How fossil fuel disruptions lead to booms in solar and batteries
Solar installations globally reached a record 655 gigawatts last year.
Air New Zealand to cut 1100 flights but no routes, CEO says
Jet fuel has overtaken labour to become the airline's biggest cost, boss says.
Iran war impacting airfare prices and jet fuel in 'peaky' crisis
There is unique volatility with some 'freakish' fuel prices, an airline leader says.
Fuel security update: How many days of petrol and diesel NZ has
Petrol, diesel and jet fuel stocks all sit above legal minimum levels.
'Energy on steroids': Todd picked to drill first superhot Taupō geothermal well
Drilling is due to begin about mid-2027 on the Rotokawa geothermal field.
'The worst of all worlds': Oil price spike spells disaster for petrol prices, inflation and your wallet
Rising petrol prices started to flow through to the pump at the weekend.
War with Iran spreading economic damage
Europe and Asia hit hard, with rising shipping costs and energy prices.