Two new oil and gas exploration permits issued
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.

Ian Llewellyn 29 Jun 2021
NZ's largest solar farm gets consent
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.

Ian Llewellyn 29 Jun 2021
James Shaw insists public sector will be carbon neutral by 2025
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.

Ian Llewellyn 28 Jun 2021
$394m Tui blowout prompts oil decommissioning laws
Politics

$394m Tui blowout prompts oil decommissioning laws

Tui field decommissioning woes prompt another law change.

Ian Llewellyn 23 Jun 2021