Marc England
Soaring energy demands: What is the master plan?
Our national power grid is aging, yet we're needing more and more power. Is it up to the job? What are the solutions? Audio
Genesis Energy on going renewable
The government is promising at least half of the energy we use will come from renewable resources by 2035. Under the Emissions Reductions Plan, the government will phase out the use of coal boilers… Audio
The endless fight for equal pay
The battle for equal pay started 125 years ago and it's not over yet. A new campaign, Mind The Gap, hopes to address some of the issues. Audio
The endless fight for equal pay
The battle for equal pay started 125 years ago and it's not over yet. A new campaign, Mind The Gap, hopes to address some of the issues.
AudioGenesis Energy pushes back at blame from Minister
The electricity generator and retailer Genesis says it's been unfairly singled out for blame by the Energy Minister over the widespread power cuts on Monday night - one of the coldest of the year… Audio
Power outages: Strong grounds for compensation for affected customers - Consumer NZ
So far just one power company caught-up in Monday's blackout say they will reimburse customers who were cut off from heat and light.
Mercury says it isn't fair that thousands had to go without and… Audio
Power outages: Genesis CEO says Energy Minister scapegoating, but Woods has questions
Energy Minister Megan Woods has blamed Monday's power cuts on commercial decisions made by electricity companies.
Thousands of New Zealanders were left in the dark on one of the coldest nights of the… Video, Audio
Low hydro lakes point to a developing power crisis
The country's biggest power user Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has agreed to cut its electricity usage as the industry faces a developing power crisis. Below average rainfall is putting pressure on… Audio
Climate Commission plans: sectors push back
The Climate Change Commission has begun the task of considering 10,000 submissions on its draft blueprint for the government for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in line with our commitment to the… Audio
Coal use amid market challenges, costs Genesis Energy
Low hydro power generation and gas shortages have sharply knocked the profit of Genesis Energy. Audio
Genesis more than doubles annual profit amid volatile market
Genesis Energy has more than doubled its annual profit on the back of high wholesale power prices, and a jump in the value of its Huntly Power Station units. Audio
Genesis wind farm agremeent will reduce its reliance on coal
The country's biggest electricity retailer Genesis Energy says a deal to buy all of the power generated fromTilt Renewables planned wind farm in south Taranaki, will reduce its reliance on thermal… Audio
Genesis Energy profit up 78 percent
The power company Genesis Energy's first half profit is up 78 percent to 49-million dollars as it sold more power and gas to more customers. Audio
Genesis joins electric vehicle initiative
The electricity company, Genesis Energy, plans to switch all of its cars, and half of its trucks, to electric vehicles by 2025. Audio
Genesis year profit tumbles, Huntly proves its worth
The profit of the country's biggest power retailer, Genesis Energy, has fallen sharply because of reduced values for the contracts it uses to guard against volatile power prices. Audio
Genesis profit falls
Genesis Energy's profit has fallen by a quarter because of some accounting adjustments. Audio
Electricity companies try to head off threatening technologies
Fearful of becoming a 'sunset industry,' electricity companies are scrambling to come up with ways to adopt cutting new edge technology themselves, with solar power and renewable energy trial projects… Audio
Genesis earnings fall on dry winter
The country's biggest power retailer, Genesis Energy, has had steady earnings as the cost of a dry winter hurt revenue and offset gains from recently acquired gas businesses. Audio
Full North Island dams send power south
A tale of two islands - while autumn storms lashed the North Island, drenching people but filling power company bank accounts, the story in the South island has been exactly the opposite. Audio
Genesis Energy buys Nova Energy
The country's largest power retailer, Genesis Energy, is taking a bigger share of the LPG market. Audio