Policy
Electricity generators lose 'safe harbour' protection
Electricity regulator tries to shore up confidence in the wholesale market.
Policy
'Eye-watering' energy prices possible for next five years
"Energy price rises over the next five years will be so eye-watering that the tears may themselves fill the (hydro) lakes," says one energy sector insider.
News in Brief
Nick Smith quitting as MP after 'verbal altercation'
The last of National's 1990 'brat pack' intake of MPs leaves on a sour note.
Policy
As NZ oil refining ends, govt weighs strategic implications
The Marsden Point Refinery has struggled in recent years to compete with more efficient refineries.