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Freshwater Fish Management Bill Pushed Back
Sunday, 2 December 2018, 12:38 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Facing a backlash over a proposed new regulatory regime for freshwater fish management, the Government has decided to pushback a select committee deadline. More >>
Belief that water rights are forever major issue for Govt
Monday, 22 October 2018, 6:53 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Convincing current water users their current rights are not guaranteed in perpetuity is one of the key planks of success in the Government’s plans for water quality and allocation issues. More >>
Deprived areas pay more for electricity than the wealthy
Monday, 22 October 2018, 6:49 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The Electricity Review Panel has released its initial analysis on billing data saying it shows people in the most deprived areas pay more on average for electricity than those in the least deprived areas. More >>
National withdraws support for conservation fines bill
Sunday, 2 September 2018, 9:10 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
National MPs have withdrawn their support for a new conservation infringement law following the extension of the regulatory regime to Fish and Game Council officers. More >>
Transpower result highlights disquiet over sector profits
Sunday, 2 September 2018, 9:06 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Transpower’s annual results for 2017/18 again highlight how much the Government is one of the main beneficiaries from profits in the electricity sector. The results show a net profit of $206 million and a dividend to the Government of $165 million. More >>
Freshwater fishery law could spark debate
Sunday, 19 August 2018, 3:52 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
A bill creating a new regulatory regime for freshwater fisheries could lead to new debate about the management of controversial species such as whitebait and eels, as well as anger some recreational fishers. More >>
Legislation coming on offshore oil and gas exploration ban
Sunday, 19 August 2018, 3:50 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods says further legislation will be needed to end the issuing of new offshore oil and gas permits. More >>
Study has implications for biodiversity/climate change policy
Sunday, 15 July 2018, 6:53 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Farm forestry study has implications for biodiversity/climate change policy This report was first published in the Energy and Environment bulletin on July 11 More >>
Renewable energy consent cliff warning issued
Sunday, 15 July 2018, 6:47 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Renewable energy consent cliff warning issued This report was first published in the Energy and Environment bulletin on July 11 More >>
Electricity Review focuses on energy poverty
Sunday, 15 July 2018, 6:44 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Electricity Review focuses on energy poverty This report was first published in the Energy and Environment bulletin on July 11 More >>
Transpower thinks over supply constraints and fuel shortages
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 2:09 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Transpower is not going to change the way it calculates the Hydro Risk Curves following Genesis Energy warning about challenges getting fuel supplies in the future. However, it will be adding an extra validation step around assumed thermal fuel consumption ... More >>
‘Green’ mining encouraged, but barriers remain
Sunday, 10 June 2018, 2:05 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods has encouraged the mining sector to look at NZ’s strategic mineral potential after the release of a GNS Science study. More >>
PEPANZ Says Sage Incorrect on Seismic Surveys
Sunday, 20 May 2018, 2:58 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The oil and gas sector has taken exception to Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage’s framing of the rules around seismic surveys as a voluntary, informal process. More >>
Kermadec compromise will be a hard one to swallow
Sunday, 20 May 2018, 2:56 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
NZ First’s floating of a compromise over the Kermadec Marine Sanctuary will not impress the Green Party or many in the environmental movement, but they will have to decide if some form of progress is worth the compromise. More >>
Smaller power retailers cry foul over switching tactics
Sunday, 20 May 2018, 2:53 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Niche electricity retailer Electric Kiwi has asked for urgent action address issues with the Switching Saves Protection scheme and Powerswitch website saying they are disadvantaging new entrant retailers, most consumers, and retail competition. More >>
Quantifying climate change policy changes a difficult exercise
Sunday, 22 April 2018, 7:03 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The Westpac commissioned study on the economic impact of climate change and climate change policy has some assumptions which means it could be optimistic. More >>
National Park Strategy On Hold As Sage Makes Her Stamp
Sunday, 18 March 2018, 6:06 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The NZ Conservation Authority has put its proposed review of the general policy for National Parks on hold “to focus on providing support and advice on the conservation priorities of the new Government”. The general policy drives planning for what ... More >>
End of New Exploration Could Mean filling a Large Energy Gap
Sunday, 18 March 2018, 5:47 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
A high profile campaign to end oil and gas exploration immediately is coinciding with a number of senior ministers seriously contemplating either ending or putting some roadblocks in the way of any new exploration. The Greenpeace-led campaign would ... More >>
OECD Scorecard On NZ Calls For More Environmental Action
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 11:08 am | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The NZ Energy & Environment Business Alert Editors say the OECD's recent report on the NZ economy has a lot to say about policy in the Energy & Environment sector. The Paris based organisation says NZ needs to deliver a tougher Emissions Trading ... More >>
Could Genesis Be Best Of the Power Company Partial Sales?
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 1:18 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The editors of respected sector weekly NZ Energy & Environment Business Alert say a general consensus seems to be forming over the Genesis float - It could be a handy investment in the short to medium term. More >>
