News
Keep up-to-date with our latest news, and find out what’s happening in New Zealand’s energy sector.
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26 Jun 2024
2024 Consumer Sentiment Survey results released
13 Jun 2024
Are big electricity companies making excess profits?
Research by NZIER has found that new disclosure rules to inform consumers about profits being made in the electricity sector are not fit for purpose.
29 May 2024
Council wants more scrutiny of proposed increase in line charges
The Council urges the Commerce Commission to carefully consider all the alternatives before confirming its draft decision on transmission and power line charges.
27 May 2024
Deborah Hart's speech at the Reducing Energy Hardship conference
Read the full speech from our Chair, Deborah Hart, at Ara Ake's conference in May 2024
14 May 2024
What would you rather?
Our Chair, Deborah Hart, shares an opinion piece about what households and small businesses have told us they want from the electricity industry.
14 May 2024
Power shortage warning a timely wake-up call for industry
The latest power shortage warning from Transpower highlights the need for change in the electricity industry.
10 May 2024
Listen: Newstalk ZB Kerre Woodham mornings
Council Chair Deborah Hart spoke with Kerre Woodham about the impact on consumers of strained electricity supply, following Transpower asking Kiwis to conserve power one cold morning in May.
22 Mar 2024
Listen: The Detail
Jessica Wilson tells Tom Kitchin about the changes we'd like to see on power bills.
13 Mar 2024
Listen: Nine to Noon
Deborah Hart spoke to Kathryn Ryan about the phase-out of low fixed charge tariffs and what is needed in the system for the long-term benefit of consumers.
07 Mar 2024
Business as unusual
Read the keynote address from our Chair, Deborah Hart, at Downstream 2024 - the energy sector's annual strategic forum.
05 Mar 2024
Why consumers are getting fed up with the electricity industry
Our Chair, Deborah Hart, tells industry leaders at the annual Downstream conference that we urgently need 'business as unusual'.
01 Feb 2024
New requirements to strengthen protections for electricity consumers
All electricity retailers in NZ will have to provide basic protections for residential electricity consumers from 1 January 2025.
19 Dec 2023
New behaviour survey shows more consumers are going 'green'
Households and small businesses across Aotearoa are embracing electric vehicles and electric power tools – and turning off gas.
14 Dec 2023
Gentailers investing more in shareholders than consumers
Updated analysis by FIRST Union, the NZCTU and 350 Aotearoa on gentailer profits and dividends makes for disturbing reading.