News and releases

The renewable share of electricity generation continues to grow, according to data published today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) continues to make good progress on the Tui Oil Field decommissioning project offshore Taranaki with Phase 2 of the project – the recovery of all the flexible flowlines, risers and the majority of the subsea production equipment – concluding last month.

16 small scale solar projects, receiving a total of $3 million in government funding today, will deliver cost savings and clean, affordable and locally generated power for 150 Māori households.

The share of energy supply from renewables is at a record 30-year high, an annual Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) report into the energy sector shows.

The New Zealand Government has launched its first plan to support all New Zealanders to adapt, live and thrive in a more damaging climate.

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Dr David Clark, has announced 4 appointments to the Consumer Advocacy Council.

The Government is keeping up the momentum on supporting community energy education initiatives with the opening of the third funding round of its successful Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) Programme.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released data detailing New Zealand’s petroleum reserves as at 1 January 2022.

An increase in hydro and wind generation helped the share of electricity generated from renewable sources lift in the first 3 months of 2022 compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to data published today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

A national plan is being put together to help Aotearoa New Zealand minimise damage from a changing climate.