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Tui Project’s offshore decommissioning works completed

01 March 2024

The last of the Tui Oil Field’s subsea infrastructure has been removed and returned to shore, bringing the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Tui Project’s decommissioning activities to a close.

Energy and natural resources

Final stage of Tui Project oil field decommissioning to begin

09 February 2024

The 117m construction support vessel, Sapura Constructor, will arrive in New Plymouth tomorrow in preparation for removing the last of the Tui Oil Field’s infrastructure.

Energy

Mining industry statistics for 2022 released, expenditure and revenue up on 2021

18 December 2023

New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M), part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), has released mining industry statistics for the calendar year of 2022.

Energy and natural resources

Record wind generation for September quarter

14 December 2023

Increased capacity helped with record electricity generation from wind between July and September 2023, according to data released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Energy Energy research and data Energy and natural resources

EV charging strategy released

09 October 2023

The Government has launched the electric vehicle charging strategy: 'Charging our future: National electric vehicle charging strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand'.

Energy Energy and natural resources

New community-level energy projects to support more than 800 Māori households

29 September 2023

7 more innovative community-scale energy projects will receive government funding through the Māori and Public Housing Renewable Energy Fund to bring more affordable, locally generated clean energy to more than 800 Māori households.

Energy

Renewable energy fund to support community resilience

22 September 2023

At least 40 community buildings used to support the emergency response during this year’s North Island severe weather events will be fitted with solar and battery systems to boost community resilience, Government has announced today.

Energy

June quarter shows renewable electricity generation reaches record high

14 September 2023

New Zealand achieved 91% renewable electricity generation in the June 2023 quarter, a 10-percentage point increase on the June 2022 quarter, according to data released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Energy research and data Energy and natural resources

Final leg of water reforms passed

11 September 2023

The last piece of water reform legislation ensuring New Zealanders have safe, reliable and affordable drinking water passed its third reading on 23 August.

Consumer protection Energy and natural resources

Community-level energy education funding round opens

04 September 2023

The latest funding round of the Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) Programme is now open.

Energy

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