Favourable hydro conditions see record high share of electricity generation from renewables
From October to December 2025, New Zealand set a record high of 96.4% of electricity generation coming from renewable sources.
From October to December 2025, New Zealand set a record high of 96.4% of electricity generation coming from renewable sources.
New Zealand is a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) International Energy Programme. Membership of the IEA acts as “insurance” against disruption to international energy supplies.
This annual publication provides information on and analysis of New Zealand’s energy sector including statistics on supply, transformation, and demand.
New Zealand’s first Wood Energy Strategy, Wood Energy Action Plan and Government Statement on Biogas released today.
The Government has announced its next steps in leveraging public sector energy demand to drive new energy projects and help grow New Zealand’s energy supply.
The Minister of Finance and Minister for Energy have announced a series of actions to secure New Zealand’s energy supply and build better markets for the future.
The Minister of Energy and Resources commissioned an independent panel of experts to lead the review. Panel members were appointed by the Minister in April 2018.
In 2018-19, the independent Electricity Price Review investigated whether the electricity market was delivering a fair and equitable price to consumers and considered improvements to future-proof the sector and its governance structures. In 2019-20, the Government established new workstreams to action many of the Review’s recommendations.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) has developed a definition of energy hardship and a set of measures that are being used to monitor energy hardship over time.
On this page you can find energy indicators for New Zealand. Energy indicators are used to track and monitor different aspects of a country's energy system such as affordability, security, and sustainability.
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