Gabrielle damage eats up all year's lines repair budget
Infrastructure

Gabrielle damage eats up all year's lines repair budget

Half the damage caused by Gabrielle could have been avoided if workers could have removed or cut back trees threatening lines.

Ian Llewellyn 17 Feb 2023
Contact's 10% power bill hike a risk
Energy

Contact's 10% power bill hike a risk

Analysts said Contact’s mass market tariff has increased on average by 10% in the three months from November 2022. 

Ian Llewellyn 17 Feb 2023
Scramble to fix a flooded substation built by a river
Editor's Picks

Scramble to fix a flooded substation built by a river

The flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle burst the Tūtaekurī River’s banks.

Ian Llewellyn 16 Feb 2023
Partial fix found for major electricity outage
Energy

Partial fix found for major electricity outage

The national grid operator said the restored power is not sufficient to power the whole of both regions.

Ian Llewellyn 14 Feb 2023