New Zealand: Energy
NZ to host EU energy conference
31 Aug 2012
An international conference to bring Pacific Islands governments together with potential investors in renewable energy development will be held in New Zealand next April.
Billions back fossil fuels, says study
24 Aug 2012
Subsidies for fossil fuels could top $US1 trillion this year, an American-based independent research agency is warning.
Fracking no answer, warn Greens
24 Aug 2012
Coal-seam gas is not the answer to New Zealand’s economic woes, the Green Party is warning.
Aquaflow makes Asia tech final
24 Aug 2012
A New Zealand renewable fuels company is a finalist in a competition to find Asia’s most prestigious private technology ventures.
Wave power popular, but progress is slow
17 Aug 2012
New Zealanders might support Government incentives to encourage the marine energy industry, but our attempts at it have yet to bear fruit.
Mill Creek wind farm to play key role
17 Aug 2012
Meridian Energy has turned the first sod on Mill Creek, its 26-turbine wind farm north-west of Wellington City.
Petrobras protest skipper walks free
27 Jul 2012
Charges against the skipper of a boat involved in protests against deep-sea oil exploration in the Raukumara Basin by Petrobras have been dismissed.
NZ helps Tonga build solar plant
13 Jul 2012
Auckland Mayor Len Brown and a delegation of New Zealand business leaders this week visited a Tonga solar farm project will become the first utility-scale energy generation facility in the kingdom.
Puketoi wind farm gets go-ahead
29 Jun 2012
Mighty River Power has been given the go-ahead for the 53-turbine Puketoi Range wind farm.
We'd like $25m, too, says wind industry
22 Jun 2012
The wind energy industry wants $25 million and its own unit within the Ministry of Economic Development.
Wind energy pathway to jobs, says report
15 Jun 2012
The wind energy industry will be creating jobs and revenue on a par with the oil and gas industry by 2030, a new report says.
Jobs boom looms in clean energy
8 Jun 2012
More than half the people working in the energy industry in 2030 will be employed in clean energy, a new report says.
Power company backs green projects
8 Jun 2012
A park, a walkway and a wetland are the first projects to benefit from Transpower’s new Greenline community programme.
Help us, pleads wind power innovator
1 Jun 2012
A company whose technology has been described as one of the world’s leading innovations in wind power says that policies in this country are making it almost impossible to turn good ideas into export earnings.
Make it easier, says rivers champion
1 Jun 2012
The planning process for commercial developments on conservation land should be streamlined, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.
Solid Energy keen on Taranaki gas
1 Jun 2012
Solid Energy says it is refocusing its coal-seam-gas development work to Taranaki after successfully proving the technology in New Zealand conditions at its Huntly coal seam gas demonstration plant in the Waikato.
LanzaTech takes global award ... again
25 May 2012
New Zealand’s LanzaTech has for the second year in a row been named in the TiE50 as a leader in entrepreneurship, innovation, and management excellence.
Low lake levels affect gas emissions
18 May 2012
The low water level of most of New Zealand hydro-generation lakes will affect the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Key must quit coal connection, says campaigner
4 May 2012
Prime Minister John Key is under fire for being a shareholder in the worst of the "filthy five" banks named as the major funders of coal mining.
Britain tempts NZ over marine power
27 Apr 2012
Britain is challenging New Zealand to join it in a $200-million-a-year marine power industry.
Coal survey unfair, says protest group
20 Apr 2012
Solid Energy is being accused of using dubious research to get results showing that New Zealanders support coal mining.
Business takes over energy centre
20 Apr 2012
The New Zealand Clean Energy Centre has been taken over by the Taupo business development organisation Enterprise Great Lake Taupo.
Firm doubles sales of LED lights
13 Apr 2012
Sales of energy-efficient LED lights have doubled in the past year, says a New Zealand supplier.
Bioenergy group looks for scholars
13 Apr 2012
The Bioenergy Association of New Zealand has established a bioenergy scholarship.
City wins praise for fracking stand
13 Apr 2012
A unanimous vote by Christchurch City Council to declare the city a fracking-free zone is significant and shows momentum is building against a dangerous drilling technique, Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes says.
Wind energy lobby predicts big things
5 Apr 2012
The Wind Energy Association is predicting a 600 per cent increase in wind generation in New Zealand by 2030, creating 1500 jobs in rural areas and producing more than $10 million a year in lease payments for farmers.
EPA bombshell means big changes ahead
5 Apr 2012
Coal lobbyists are heading back to school in droves, and there's one phrase they're all learning... Ni hao, writes Keith Kohl
Wind is the word at Hamilton talks
30 Mar 2012
The annual New Zealand Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition kicks off in Hamilton next week.
Marine energy groups to join forces
23 Mar 2012
The New Zealand marine energy industry is to link up with its counterpart in Oregon to promote marine energy in the Pacific region.
Talks look at wood for bio-energy
16 Mar 2012
Using wood to generate bioenergy for the national grid will be on the agenda of next week’s ForestWood 2012 conference in Wellington.
Wind power forecast is for huge growth
9 Mar 2012
Global installed wind capacity is set to increase on the back of expected massive growth in wind power markets.
Lucy joins oil ship boarding party
24 Feb 2012
Lucy Lawless and Greenpeace activists have occupied a Shell-contracted drillship due to depart the port of Taranaki for the Arctic, where its exploratory oil drilling programme threatens to devastate the Alaskan coastline.
Meridian explains jump in emissions
17 Feb 2012
Meridian Energy’s greenhouse gas emissions rose more than 60 per cent in the 2010/2011 financial year.
Solid Energy wants coal from new mine
17 Feb 2012
Solid Energy wants to expand the Stockton coal mine.
Developer goes solar for subdivision
3 Feb 2012
A Christchurch developer making the leap into solar energy says he expects it to be good for business, good for society and good for the environment.
Fancy fridges save country millions
3 Feb 2012
Better-performing, more-efficient fridges and freezers saved New Zealanders $59 million last year, according to the latest sales data compiled by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
Solid Energy buys back Spring Creek
3 Feb 2012
Solid Energy has bought back Cargill’s 49 per cent share of Spring Creek Mining Company, the owner of Spring Creek underground mine near Greymouth.
Interest high in green-living project
27 Jan 2012
Proponents of an off-the-grid housing community say the idea is generating strong interest from here and abroad.
Hydropower on rise worldwide
27 Jan 2012
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 per cent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research.
Taupo tempts clean-tech Americans
20 Jan 2012
The first step has been taken toward developing an off-the-grid housing community that could lure wealthy American business people to this country.
Meridian drops wind farm project
20 Jan 2012
Meridian Energy has canned the controversial Project Hayes wind farm.
Drop Denniston, says business lobby
9 Dec 2011
Turning the Denniston Plateau into a coal mine threatens New Zealand’s clean green image, says the Pure Advantage green-growth business lobby group.
Hacker slams lignite on miner's website
25 Nov 2011
Solid Energy’s website has been hacked overnight by protesters opposed to the company’s Southland lignite development.
Scrap lignite plan, says energy expert
18 Nov 2011
A New Zealand scientist at the heart of the IPCC says Solid Energy’s lignite development should not go ahead.
LanzaTech lands a first with India
11 Nov 2011
LanzaTech has just signed its first commercial customer, marking a milestone in the Kiwi clean-energy technology company’s global development.
Aquaflow to show know-how in Australia
11 Nov 2011
New Zealand’s Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation is joining forces with an Australian company to build plants that turn waste into fuel.
Wind power projects short of money
11 Nov 2011
Development of the wind power industry is being held back by a lack of capital, a new report says.
We can capture carbon, says report
4 Nov 2011
Carbon capture and storage technologies could work safely and effectively in New Zealand, Straterra says.
Gas outage spurs forest biofuel option
4 Nov 2011
Major industries, hotels, hospitals and large schools in the central North Island should be seriously considering forest residues as an energy source, say forest owners.
Greens slam move to disband Environment Ministry
Fri 20 Feb 2026
The Green Party has joined climate and health advocates in condemning the Government's decision to disestablish the Ministry for the Environment as part of a multi-ministry merger.
Govt's solar on farms initiative to cut costs, boost resilience
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Farms across Aotearoa will begin installing solar panels and battery systems as part of a government-backed demonstration programme designed to test whether on-farm renewable energy can reduce electricity costs and improve energy security for the food and fibre sector.
Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025
5 Feb 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.
NZ could become ‘dumping ground’ for dirty vehicles: Commissioner
16 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has warned the Government that its changes to the clean car standard could turn the country into a dumping ground for high emitting cars, making future emissions budgets harder to achieve.
Slash for cash turns storm debris into jobs and climate resilience
Thu 19 Feb 2026
A community-led initiative in Tairāwhiti is transforming storm-damaged forestry slash into jobs, soil regeneration and long-term climate resilience.
Kiwi startup takes on global plastic pollution
12 Feb 2026
A New Zealand startup is launching what it says is the world’s first plastic-free effervescent drink tablet, with the ambitious aim of eliminating bottled beverages to reduce global plastic pollution.
