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Central Otago construction growth prompts establishment of new Registered Master Builders branch
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Central Otago construction growth prompts establishment of...

Ongoing growth in the construction industry around Central Otago has prompted the establishment of the first...

EEA Work at Height Workshops - Ensuring Attachment At All Times
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EEA Work at Height Workshops - Ensuring Attachment At All...

Attachment at all times is to be progressively implemented and will be electricity industry practice by end of...

New Zealand businesses focusing on energy efficiency
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New Zealand businesses focusing on energy efficiency

More than 60 of New Zealand’s largest energy-using businesses are now working with the Energy Efficiency and...

Solar- good for jobs and the environment
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Solar- good for jobs and the environment

In the U.S last year, solar created 35,000 jobs, a 20 percent increase for the third year in a row – that’s...

Do Kiwi's hate their utilities as much as Australians?
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Do Kiwi's hate their utilities as much as Australians?

As traditional business models are being disrupted by new technologies and new customer service models,...

SEANZ SUBMISSION ON EA'S EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND IMPACTS ON DISTRIBUTION PRICING
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SEANZ SUBMISSION ON EA'S EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND IMPACTS...

This consultation relates directly to impacts on distribution pricing of grid supplied electricity and is a...

Draft Regulations for work involving Hazardous Substances – Draft Submission for Comment
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Draft Regulations for work involving Hazardous Substances...

MBIE are seeking feedback on an exposure draft of the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances)...

Record growth in Solar means thousands more happy solar households
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Record growth in Solar means thousands more happy solar...

The latest figures for 2015 show more and more Kiwi households every year are installing Solar PV.

NZ's Largest Solar PV Installation Powers Ahead
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NZ's Largest Solar PV Installation Powers Ahead

It has been one year since New Zealand's largest commercial solar PV system was installed on top of Auckland's...

Promising results from clean fuel technology trial
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Promising results from clean fuel technology trial

A trial testing the fuel-saving potential of a specialist emulsion of water and fuel on the former...

SEANZ member alpine energy installing Network Storage
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SEANZ member alpine energy installing Network Storage

Alpine Energy are installing a utility-sized battery on its network to test potential network and market...

Call for comments on the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
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Call for comments on the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill...

The Resource Legislation Amendment Bill, which seeks to improve the efficiency of the resource management...

Nursery benefits from EECA Award win as new awards open
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Nursery benefits from EECA Award win as new awards open

As nominations open for the EECA Awards 2016, family-operated flower growing business K&L Nurseries says...

New NZ GCIO Sub panel to assist on ICT investment decisions
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New NZ GCIO Sub panel to assist on ICT investment decisions

In a recent media announcement, the New Zealand government stated that from 8 December 2015, government...

EEA Information on Health & Safety at Work Act 2015
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EEA Information on Health & Safety at Work Act 2015

The EEA has prepared an information document outlining key aspects of the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015...

Guide to Work on De-Energized Distribution Overhead Lines - November 2015 Issue 4 is now available
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Guide to Work on De-Energized Distribution Overhead Lines...

Issue 4 - November 2015 of the Guide to Work on De-Energized Distribution Overhead Lines has been published...

Solar market growth continues... The latest results from SEANZ
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Solar market growth continues... The latest results from...

With strong solar PV market development continuing in 2015, the SEANZ market monitoring program results were...

Research confirms environmental benefits of electric vehicles
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Research confirms environmental benefits of electric...

A Life Cycle Analysis report commissioned by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has found...

NZ solar can 'leap-frog' old technology, play key grid role.
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NZ solar can 'leap-frog' old technology, play key grid role.

New Zealand’s solar industry has the potential to “leap-frog” many of the issues being seen in some high...

Auckland Council commits to energy saving plan
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Auckland Council commits to energy saving plan

Auckland Council has announced a commitment to improve the way it uses energy, as part of a three-year...

Electricity authority moves to stifle Solar PV investment
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Electricity authority moves to stifle Solar PV investment

The Authority released their consultation paper titled "Implications of evolving technologies for pricing of...

BusinessNZ goes carbon neutral
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BusinessNZ goes carbon neutral

New Zealand's largest business advocacy body, BusinessNZ, is now certified as carbon neutral.

EECA Awards to celebrate New Zealand’s best energy-saving projects in 2016
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EECA Awards to celebrate New Zealand’s best energy-saving...

The countdown has begun to find New Zealand's most exciting energy-saving and renewable energy projects for...

Bright future for efficient bulbs
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Bright future for efficient bulbs

Kiwis have switched on to the benefits of energy efficient light bulbs, with supermarkets selling twice as...