Latest Energy Policy Headlines

Meridian adds more renewable energy to Lake Pukaki

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:50:23 +1300 | Meridian Energy

Meridian Energy is increasing New Zealand’s renewable energy potential by unlocking access to additional storage at Lake Pukaki, the country’s largest storage lake. Access to the extra storage at Lake Pukaki, when Transpower declares dry conditions, ...More >>

Jadestone Energy to Acquire a 69% Interest in Maari

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:17:22 +1300 | Jadestone

Jadestone Energy Inc. to Acquire an Operated 69% Interest in the Maari Project, Offshore New Zealand November 18, 2019—Singapore: Jadestone Energy Inc. (AIM:JSE, TSXV:JSE) (“Jadestone” or the “Company”), an independent oil and gas production ...More >>

Thousands rally against Govt assault on West Coast

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 12:23:39 +1300 | New Zealand National Party

Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges has joined thousands of people on the West Cost as they rally against the Government’s assault on the region. More >>

International Energy Agency says major role for natural gas

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:32:30 +1300 | PEPANZ

Global demand for natural gas as a lower carbon energy source will continue to grow in coming decades, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s World Energy Outlook 2019.More >>

Gordon Campbell on the farming sector’s persecution complex

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:07:24 +1300 | Gordon Campbell

The narrative that our farmers are ‘doing it tough’ plays into a number of wellworn stereotypes: of hardworking farmers under siege from (a) desk-bound bureaucrats and (b) regulations created by urban idealists who lack understanding of what life on ...More >>

Electricity sector changes should be treated with caution

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 13:32:41 +1300 | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week

First published in Energy and Environment on October 31, 2019. The BusinessNZ Energy Council has warned the Government to be cautious about making changes to the electricity sector without thinking through the potential unintended consequences.More >>

Opportunity missed to make Zero Carbon Bill actually work

Thu, 7 Nov 2019 13:36:14 +1300 | Federated Farmers

The government failed to take on board common sense suggestions for the improvement of the Zero Carbon Bill yesterday. More >>

Government’s resources strategy all spin and no substance

Thu, 7 Nov 2019 12:46:55 +1300 | New Zealand National Party

The Government’s resources strategy is high on rhetoric, weak on reality and continues to send a signal to the world that New Zealand is closed for business, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says.More >>

Sales of inefficient light bulbs plummet

Wed, 6 Nov 2019 14:39:29 +1300 | EECA

Supermarket sales of energy-hungry incandescent light bulbs have halved since 2015, a trend welcomed by EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority). More >>

Biodiversity HiveMind Report: Plenty Of Common Ground

Wed, 6 Nov 2019 12:38:23 +1300 | HiveMind

What do people think about protecting and restoring New Zealand’s biodiversity? To find out, we invited New Zealanders to engage with each other on this topic as citizens using Scoop’s public engagement platform, HiveMind . More >>

Electric Kiwi says market power test needs strengthening

Sun, 3 Nov 2019 13:14:01 +1300 | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week

Electric Kiwi and Haast Energy say the Commerce Act’s test for use of market power needs to be strengthened as the status quo is holding back the electricity sector. More >>

Just Transition Unit reports success - suggests expansion

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:40:55 +1300 | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week

The Just Transitions Unit work has been successful so far in Taranaki, but will need more funding to continue and expand, especially if it extends it work into the agriculture area where the Government is planning for the impact of major change, says a Cabinet ...More >>

EECA to look at LEDs in all housing

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:37:26 +1300 | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority is looking at whether it would be feasible to replace all household lighting with LEDs and its minister wants it to do more work on getting communities to develop their own renewable energy projects.More >>

Electricity prices putting pressure on consumers

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:26:01 +1300 | New Zealand National Party

Growing wholesale electricity costs are putting huge pressure on industrial and commercial consumers, and will likely hit households soon, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Jonathan Young says.More >>

Gordon Campbell on Trudeau’s election ‘victory’

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:10:04 +1300 | Gordon Campbell

Y esterday in Canada… was a bad, bad election outcome for the fossil fuels industry. Not only were Justin Trudeau and his Liberals returned to power, but Trudeau’s most likely coalition partner – the NDP – is adamantly opposed to the huge Trans ...More >>