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NZ imported more than a million tonnes of 'dirty' coal last year Wed, 14 Jul 2021, 10:27AM New Zealand's imported more than a million tonnes of 'dirty' coal from Indonesia only twice in the last 20 years - 2020 and 2006. (Photo / File) NZ imported more than a million tonnes of 'dirty' coal last year By Jordan Bond, RNZ In the same year that the Government declared a climate emergency, imports of an especially dirty type of coal from Indonesia topped a million tonnes for the first time since 2006. Last year, 235kg of overseas coal was imported for every New Zealander in or...

But Harbord said the Interim Climate Change Committee had found prices above $115/MWh were “unaffordable for the economy”. Woods said in a June letter to retailer ElectricKiwi that she was concerned about the current performance of the electricity market “and whether the current shift towards higher electricity prices will persist and continue to adversely affect smaller retailers and consumers”. The Electricity Authority is currently conducting a review of the wholesale market, which it expects to complete in September. Independent retailers ElectricKiwi and Flick Electric have p...

But Megan Woods says preparatory work for pumped hydro scheme is progressing well.

The Tiwai smelter has posted a loss and a large write-down of its assets, but aluminium prices are rebounding.

ANALYSIS: But Genesis Energy chief executive Marc England says comparison is 'unfair'.