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Richard Prebble: Middle East crisis exposes Christopher Luxon's weakness on global shocks
OPINION: Cabinet faces a stark choice: back Luxon or risk replacing him mid-term.
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Government open to scrapping 12 cent fuel tax hike next year if conditions worsen
The Government has not yet decided whether to go through with the plan.
Oil soars 30% as US-Israel war with Iran batters Asian markets
The war has halted Strait of Hormuz shipping, blocking a fifth of global crude.
Airlines face jet fuel price crisis as Air NZ's share price plummets
Even peace in the Middle East might not bring jet fuel relief for a while.
War with Iran spreading economic damage
Europe and Asia hit hard, with rising shipping costs and energy prices.
Big project, big questions: What you need to know about the Kaiwaikawe wind farm project
Mercury says its $287m project can power 27,000 homes for about 30 years.
Iran conflict oil shock: How big is the risk to the New Zealand economy?
ANZ warns a sustained 10% oil jump could quickly push inflation higher.
Richard Prebble: Affordability politics – what Luxon, Hipkins and Seymour's speeches really told voters
OPINION: Christopher Luxon offered 37 initiatives but little sense of priority or empathy.
How MAGA suddenly learned to love solar power
US right reckons with renewable role in powering AI, keeping energy bills from spiralling.
Stock Takes: Power giants tap $925m as investors back sector's growth story
Morningstar says Meridian is fairly valued with a forward dividend yield of 4%.
Govt celebrates as an electricity price falls - is it because of the new LNG terminal?
The Government is celebrating key electricity prices coming down.
Mercury lifts profit and dividend as strong hydro boosts $537m earnings
Net profit rebounded to $20m from a $67m loss during 2024's price spike.
'Engine that gets New Zealand going': Mercury bets big on new power projects
Mercury's boss says gentailers are now building new plants faster than 'Think Big'.
Mercury boss Stew Hamilton on how hydro, wind and geothermal power stack up
Mercury CEO Stew Hamilton discusses the country's setup with hydro, wind, and geothermal energy.
Roger Partridge: Damned if they do, damned if they don't – the billion-dollar bill for Labour's gas ban
OPINION: The LNG levy will cost up to $180m a year for 15 years to secure back-up fuel.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Willis, Luxon and the perils of trying to be too clever
OPINION: The coalition has ended up drowning their ideas in silly debates.
Billion-dollar plan to import gas: Worthy insurance policy or costly last resort?
Industry is supportive, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is sceptical.
'Strategic energy security asset': Govt reveals plans for $1b LNG import facility
Luxon warned New Zealand is experiencing swiftly declining gas supply.
The power station in your driveway: Queenstown trial uses EVs to power households
The upsides and the downsides.
Economic recovery looking unconvincing as it struggles to gain momentum
The economy has the ingredients for a recovery but momentum is fragile.
Liam Dann: Why the economic recovery might not be enough for National
OPINION: Elevated inflation is threatening to ruin the recovery party.
Letters: Protest against NZ's Sikh community is historically ignorant
OPINION: A reader questions Christopher Luxon saying the recovery had already arrived.
Small Business: Water wastage woes solved with Shower Canary
Matthew Black talks to Tom Raynel about his small tech start-up Shower Canary.
Soaring power prices have cost country $5.2b in lost GDP, modelling suggests
High electricity costs have cut jobs and hit wages as production plants struggle or close.
Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand's energy crisis
Gas supply has fallen about 45% in six years as prices for industry double.
Northland solar farm to power Ryman retirement villages nationwide
The Maungatūroto solar farm will supply about two-thirds of Ryman villages' power needs.
LNG import terminal plan a costly mistake, energy and environmental groups warn Govt
The open letter warns an LNG terminal could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
Richard Prebble: Why moving to Australia may not be the upgrade young Kiwis expect
OPINION: Australia's average fulltime pay is higher, but inflation there is rising.
Running on empty: Gas crunch looms as local fields near exhaustion
BCG warns that without action, supply could drop another 50% within five years.
Food prices rise 4.7% in year to October, but cheaper veggies drive monthly decline
Vegetable prices fell 10.7% in October, the biggest monthly drop since 2021.