Our fuel supply resilience remains critical to business operations across the economy and to social connections. The Government works closely with the fuel sector to ensure the fuel supply chain in New Zealand can manage domestic or international disruptions.
The Government has set aside a tagged contingency of $200 million over 4 years for co-investment in new gas fields through Budget 2025.
The Government is expanding the permitted voltage range for New Zealand’s electricity networks and making changes to the building consent process to help increase the uptake of residential solar.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) has developed a definition of energy hardship and an initial set of measures that will be used to monitor energy hardship over time.
There are many underlying, and often complex, causes of energy hardship and any solution will need to address these issues across a number of fronts.
This page sets out the 2025/26 levy rates for the petroleum or engine fuel monitoring levy, and the gas safety, monitoring, and energy efficiency levy. It also explains how the levies are calculated and how the levy was broadened after consultation.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Ministry for the Environment are seeking feedback on proposals to strengthen government direction that enables renewable electricity generation and electricity network infrastructure.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been reviewing the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003. Following amendments in October 2024 the Government has announced subsequent amendments that address trees falling onto lines.
The Government is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory options for the development of natural and orange hydrogen in New Zealand.
The Government is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory options for the development of naturally occurring and orange hydrogen.
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