Electricity
Regulator is confident lines businesses can make good profits
The corporate regulator says it is confident electricity and gas lines can still make good profits from investing in their businesses. Audio
Lines company scathing of power retailers' prices
The head of a distribution network at the top of the South Island is scathing of the generator-retailers, for their increases in charges to customers. Audio
Mediawatch for 12 October 2014
Auckland's electricity outage sparks strange responses; journalists and authors striving to keep their sources secret; new Australian anti-terror law worries the media; no such thing as a free lunch?
…Substation fire knocks out power to thousands in Auckland
Eighty-five-thousand Auckland homes are without power because of a fire at a Transpower substation. Audio
Wireless Power Transmission
University of Auckland engineers John Boys and Grant Covic win $500,000 for their inductive power transfer technology. Audio
Wireless Power Transmission
University of Auckland engineers John Boys and Grant Covic win $500,000 for their inductive power transfer technology.
AudioVirtual fences
Dean M. Anderson is working on invisible 'virtual fencing' uses a mix of GPS and electric shocks to keep your stock where you want them. Audio
Insight, Sunday 24 August West Coast Hydro
Insight looks at the fight to stop a new big hydro dam on the West Coast as demand for power increases Audio
Insight Sunday 30 March 2008: Hydropower
As added focus goes on renewable power will hydropower see a resurgence in popularity? Audio
Insight Sunday 13 May: Geothermal Energy
Insight looks at the potential of geothermal energy Audio