For your business

When your business needs fast, consistent and controllable energy, natural gas can be a great choice, which is why more than 16,000 New Zealand businesses rely on gas. For many businesses, gas provides energy that is responsive and easy to control. It can heat large spaces, cook with precision and provide continuous hot water, generate steam and support industrial processes that require high temperatures.

When New Zealand's energy system needs gas at short notice, one of the country's most important energy assets - the Ahuroa Gas Storage Facility (AGS) is like a giant underground energy battery, quietly working behind the scenes to help keep the lights on across the country.

New Zealand has abundant renewable energy resources. So why do we still need gas? Because electricity can't do every energy job, and renewable generation doesn't always meet demand when it's needed most.

For a while now in New Zealand, the energy conversation has felt like an all-or-nothing choice. Gas or electric. Commentary often talks about going fully electric, and many homeowners are left wondering what that means for the things they genuinely enjoy - cooking with a flame, instant hot water, a cosy gas fire on a cold winter’s night, or firing up the barbie with friends and family.

Gas has been in the headlines a lot lately and has likely left you with questions - Is gas running out? Why has the price of gas gone up? And why do we need gas if we have renewable electricity? Here are answers to the questions we hear most often.

Every rider comes to Riding for the Disabled with their own abilities, challenges and goals. Through tailored programmes and interaction with horses, riders can build physical strength, confidence, independence and meaningful connections with others.

A new report by Transpower highlights the challenges faced by New Zealand’s energy sector as demands on the system increase and new types of generation expand.