Power prices: Government called upon to take ‘bold’ action

Simon Bridges. (Image: NZME)

Fri, 26 Sep 2025

There is public and corporate support for Government intervention in the energy sector, a prominent business leader says, days out from ministers finally revealing a “significant but surgical” response to a review into New Zealand’s electricity market.Poll results, obtained exclusively by the NZ Herald, show most New Zealanders support the Government underwriting the cost of new electricity generation if it helps to bring down prices, while many support splitting up the gentailers.The Herald’s Mood of the Board...

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