As Kiwis, we love the benefits natural gas brings - instant heat, endless hot water, and cooking with a flame. It's an efficient and proven energy source that delivers instant energy. Through its pipeline networks, Firstgas connects natural gas to over 300,000 homes, businesses, and large industries everyday.
Firstgas supplies over 65,000 residential, business and industrial customers with natural gas every day. Through our extensive pipeline network, we’re able to supply a safe and reliable source of natural gas through our network of pipelines direct to factories, offices, restaurants, hospitals and homes in Whangarei, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Central Plateau, Gisborne and Kapiti.
If natural gas is not available, why not explore LPG options with Rockgas?
If you are in the Firstgas network area in Whangarei, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Central Plateau, Gisborne and Kapiti Coast then check for the availability of natural gas at your property. If you’re outside the Firstgas network you still may be able to get alternative energy sources.
As an energy for homes and businesses, gas has many advantages and benefits. From cooking, to keeping us warm and heating our water. Our news and blog hub will keep you up to date on the benefits of gas today and as we look to the future of renewable gas.
Recent debate in New Zealand about LNG has focused heavily on cost, global markets and uncertainty. These are valid considerations. But the more fundamental question is what our energy system will require over the next decade, and how we manage those requirements in a practical way that supports both energy and economic resilience.
With global geopolitics causing high fuel prices, how can we can grow our local renewable energy sector? Renewable gas can provide low-emissions, locally-produced energy – all from organics that would otherwise go to waste. New Zealand already has one major renewable gas project at Reporoa, but the latest GasNZ report shows the full potential of this technology.
This Mother’s Day, skip the last-minute flowers and bake something that feels a bit more personal. A rich chocolate cake is hard to beat, it’s comforting, a little indulgent and guaranteed to make Mum feel special.
When it comes to using gas more efficiently at home for cooking, heating and hot water, it’s easy to think you need to make big changes to see a difference. In reality, it’s often the small, everyday habits that add up over time without sacrificing comfort.
On a busy summer day at Fitzroy Beach, most people are thinking about the surf, the sun, and time with family. In the background, a team of volunteer lifeguards is watching every wave, ready to act when something goes wrong.
There’s something special about Easter baking. The scent of warm spices, the anticipation of that first bite and the comfort of a tradition passed down through generations. Few treats capture that feeling quite like freshly baked hot cross buns.
With thousands of river and waterway crossings across the Firstgas network, checking submerged pipelines has always been an important part of our maintenance schedule. In the past, it’s been a challenging undertaking: risky, time-consuming and providing only limited information. Thanks to new technology and a partnership with WSP, we can now survey waterways quickly, safely and with robust results.
Kiwis love the benefits gas brings – summer barbies, instant heat, endless hot water, and cooking with a flame. But Kiwis also want to protect New Zealand’s environment. Firstgas has been researching and monitoring international efforts and exploring how we can be part of making gas more efficient and renewable in the future.
