Vodafone has joined up with a Canadian company in a bid to take part in the Government's $1.5b broadband plan.

Tax increases could add another 10 cents a litre to the price of petrol by the end of the year, says the AA.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has withdrawn his support for a plan to expand oil drilling off California, citing the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.

A West Coast iwi has defended its decision to accept money from Meridian Energy for advice on the effects of a $300 million hydro dam.

Meridian Energy paid money to the local West Coast iwi after the iwi changed its position on a $300 million hydro dam.