News and releases

Five welfare, electricity, hardship and health leaders have been appointed to the new Energy Hardship Expert Panel that is being set up to recommend policy priorities and actions to government.

Low hydro lake storage levels combined with a tight gas supply led to a big jump in the use of coal to generate electricity in the second quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier, according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The impact on the energy sector of restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 in New Zealand are evident in the latest annual energy report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Details of New Zealand’s petroleum reserves as at the beginning of 2021 have been released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

Consultation has commenced on proposals to enhance the energy efficiency regulatory system for products and services, and support the achievement of New Zealand’s future energy efficiency and emissions reduction goals.

A decline hydro and wind generation in the last quarter of 2020 led to a small decrease in the share of electricity generated from renewable sources according to the New Zealand Energy Quarterly released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.