EnergyIRD tax spat with Vector heads to courtVector is in a High Court dispute with Inland Revenue about whether a $53m payment the electricity company received is taxable.17 Aug 11:58 PM
BDBDEnergyContact profit up 17.6pcThe stars have aligned for Contact Energy - producing an increase in profit to $234m and a second dividend increase for shareholders in two years.17 Aug 10:11 PM
EnergyContact powers up latest geothermal plantContact Energy will today formally open its latest geothermal power station, likely to be the last big plant built this decade.13 Aug 05:00 PM
EnergyAirport launches power saving planAuckland Airport hopes a new energy conservation programme launched with tenants will be worth $2 million a year in savings.10 Aug 05:00 PM
BDBDEnergyCold snap boosts Kathmandu salesKathmandu says a cold snap last month in Australia and New Zealand helped generate more sales than anticipated.31 Jul 11:34 PM
EnergyIrish dream of 'black gold' fades to sinking shares for finderIreland finally struck offshore oil, or so it seemed in 2012. But two years on, the company behind the find still hasn't found a partner to develop the oil field.31 Jul 04:30 AM
EnergyTaxpayers spend $240k hosting oil execsEnergy Minister Simon Bridges is defending a $240,000 bill for taxpayers to wine and dine 11 oil executives during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.29 Jul 07:00 PM
AirlinesMixed profits tipped for earnings seasonAnalysts have mixed views on the outlook for the upcoming earnings season as some of NZ's biggest and most widely held firms prepare to report their annual results.27 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDEnergySouth Island platinum tender awardedTag Oil of Canada has been awarded five mineral exploration permits to hunt for platinum in the South Island.24 Jul 03:51 AM
EnergyPower bills outstrip inflation at 2.3% riseA new way of monitoring electricity prices - which calculates what people are actually paying for their power - shows consumers faced a 2.3 per cent hike in the past year.15 Jul 05:00 PM
EnergyStorm damage not material: VectorAuckland lines company Vector says it is still assessing the financial cost of last week's storm.14 Jul 05:00 PM
EnergyBilling issues top of power complaintsThousands of Kiwi households have complained about their electricity provider in the last year, with almost half of complaints being about billing issues.10 Jul 05:00 PM
Energy'Fed up' miners seek redundancyAn overwhelming number of experienced Stockton mineworkers have volunteered for redundancy because they're fed up, says a worker.08 Jul 06:35 AM
EnergyUS now world's biggest oil producerThe US will remain the world's biggest oil producer this year after overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia as extraction of energy from shale rock spurs the nation's economic recovery.07 Jul 04:02 AM
EnergyIndia's urban grime foils solar power ambitionsIndia's ambition to skip a generation of electricity technology starting with solar panels on telecommunications towers is being hampered by dust and urban sprawl.03 Jul 03:24 AM
BDBDEnergyNZ's subsidies of coal and rail nothing like Australia'sAustralian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industries over six years, including A$8 billion to help transport coal.24 Jun 04:30 AM
EnergyGE clears French hurdles to land $17b Alstom winGeneral Electric clinched its biggest acquisition ever, the $17 billion purchase of Alstom's energy assets, after the resolution of the French government's last condition for the deal.23 Jun 08:50 PM
EnergyCoal's share of world energy demand at 44-year highCoal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP.17 Jun 03:43 AM
EnergySafety warning issued over Weiss heat transfer unitsA safety warning has been issued to homeowners using Weiss heat transfer units over fears they could catch fire. Some models of the 15 Jun 03:46 AM
EnergyColour them green - companies that give a damnWe profile NZ companies that give a damn12 Jun 05:00 PM
EnergyBuffett ready to double solar, wind betWarren Buffett says there is another $15 billion ready to spend on building wind and solar power in the US.12 Jun 03:03 AM
EnergyOil company manager must pay special damagesAn oil company manager has been ordered to pay $71,000 to his former employer after he downloaded hundreds of thousands of company documents before leaving to work at a competitor.12 Jun 02:53 AM
EnergyGermany tightens rules over frackingGermany has rejected genetically modified crops, nuclear power and magnetic levitation trains. Now, the country is adding fracking to the list of innovations it's wary of.12 Jun 02:33 AM
EnergyEECA Awards 2014: Meridian office wins green awardMeridian Energy's Wellington head office continues to win awards for its green credentials nearly seven years after it was completed.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Carbon tax policy classic GreensThe Greens are open to negotiating offsetting subsidies to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed firms whose survival might be threatened by their proposed carbon tax.04 Jun 05:00 PM
