Frontier power report left out in the cold
Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: Frontier power report left out in the cold

Of the 10 main recommendations, the Government agreed to just two.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Oct 2025
Energy reforms: Government waves the chequebook
Energy

Energy reforms: Government waves the chequebook

Crown backing for new generation, power company capital-raising and LNG outlined.

Pattrick Smellie 01 Oct 2025
ComCom gives provisional nod to Huntly deal
Energy

ComCom gives provisional nod to Huntly deal

It comes on the eve of Govt decisions on the electricity market.

Ian Llewellyn 30 Sep 2025
Power companies spend millions on television advertising
Energy

Power companies spend millions on television advertising

Four main generators spent a combined total of $33.5m from January to July on advertising.



Ian Llewellyn
Ian Llewellyn

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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.

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