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Todd to build $100m power station in Taranaki
Todd Energy is to build a $100m gas-fired power station near Waitara in Taranaki.

The carbon detectives
Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions is challenging enough. But what if we can't even measure the pollution we're trying to reduce?

Industry using less energy than first forecast
Statistics New Zealand has revised down by a fifth the amount of energy used in the industrial and trade sectors.

Pike River helpers may never be paid back - Mayor
Many suppliers may never be paid back for giving to the recovery operation at Pike River Coal mine, the Grey District Mayor says.

114 Pike River miners to lose jobs immediately
Receivers for Pike River Coal are making 114 of its employees redundant immediately.

Pike River receivership 'cruel blow'
Pike River Coal Ltd, the owner of Pike River mine, has been put into receivership.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Breakthroughs shed new light on illumination
New technology is lighting up cities and saving energy.

Rio Tinto bids to take over Riversdale
Rio Tinto Group, the world's third-largest mining company, has made a A$3.5 billion ($4.53 billion) takeover proposal for Riversdale Mining, which is developing coal mines in Africa.