Ryan Bridge: Energy security will be hot this election

Energy security is shaping up to be the hottest item on this year's election agenda, and with good reason.

Ask any business who's about to renew an energy contract, any transport business who's battling the price of diesel or any factory or mill thinking about mass layoffs and shutting up shop.

David Dempsey: NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk....

Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk

New Zealand’s North Island features a number of geothermal systems, several of which are used to generate some 1,000 MegaWatts of electricity. But deeper down there may be even more potential.

The government is now investing NZ$60 million to explore what is known as “supercritical” geothermal energy, following five years of feasibility research led by GNS Science.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 26/8/24

Govt keen to get cracking on meeting NZ’s demand for energy – but first cabinet will wait for a report on gas options

Two items of interest to foreign-affairs buffs were released from the Beehive today.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Malaysia and the Republic of Korea next week, accompanied by a senior business delegation.