Policy
Two new oil and gas exploration permits issued
The permits have been issued to Greymouth Gas Turangi and Riverside Energy under a new law following the ban on permits for offshore work.
Infrastructure
NZ's largest solar farm gets consent
Lodestone Energy's solar plant in Kaitaia will have up to 80,000 panels and will take advantage of grass underneath the panels to boost reflection from the sun.
Policy
James Shaw insists public sector will be carbon neutral by 2025
Climate change minister James Shaw may find his Labour colleagues don't agree.
Politics
$394m Tui blowout prompts oil decommissioning laws
Tui field decommissioning woes prompt another law change.