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Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson says he is pleased the electricity industry is getting on with the job of setting up the new governance structure required by the Government's Power Package.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today released Cabinet papers on energy efficiency programmes designed to save taxpayers money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today welcomed an assurance from the electricity industry that Auckland electricity supply security risks for the coming summer can probably be managed without significant disruption for consumers.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

(Address to the IIR Power Package Electricity Reform Conference)

I want to talk today about the challenge laid down to the electricity industry by the Government's Power Package.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson today released the final version of a Government Policy Statement on the further development of New Zealand's electricity industry.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

I move that the Electricity Industry Bill be now read for the first time.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The Government has tabled an Electricity Industry Bill at Parliament today that will give effect to the Power Package decisions announced in October.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Pete Hodgson, New Zealand's minister at the World Conference on Climate Change in The Hague, said today the failure of the conference to reach an agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol was disappointing but there was hope that more progress might

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Pete Hodgson, New Zealand's minister at the World Conference on Climate Change in The Hague, says the negotiations have reached "the beginning of the endgame" but the prospects for an agreement are still uncertain.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Thank you for the invitation to talk to you today. It's good to see so many of you from across the sector here.

  • Paul Swain
  • Energy

Minister Pete Hodgson departs New Zealand on Friday for the World Conference on Climate Change in the Netherlands, followed by meetings on high-tech investment in Israel and the United States.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The Government is saving taxpayers' dollars and cutting greenhouse gas emissions by strengthening public sector leadership in energy efficiency, Energy Minister and Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change Pete Hodgson said today.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Motorists can slash their fuel costs by 10-20% a year with the help of a new driving tips brochure now available from service stations and the AA, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Public sector agencies are cutting CO2 emissions by 20,300 tonnes a year and slashing energy costs by $4 million annually, thanks to funding from a government energy efficiency loans scheme.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

(Address to the Annual General Meeting of the Electricity Networks Association)

Thank you for inviting me to speak today.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

(Address to a Greenhouse Policy Coalition seminar, Wellington Convention Centre.)

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson has welcomed a report indicating that Auckland electricity supply security risks for the coming summer appear to have lessened.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Good morning and thanks for the chance to talk to you. It's really pleasing to see so many industry representatives here – I want to spend a few minutes talking about issues relating to your industry.

  • Paul Swain
  • Energy

Good morning.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson said he had been assured by electricity industry executives today that arrangements are being put in place to manage possible electricity supply shortages in the Auckland area this coming summer.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The Government announced today a package totalling $21.58 million (including GST) to protect the town of Alexandra from future flooding by the Clutha River.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

The Minister of Energy, Pete Hodgson, said he would be talking with electricity industry executives next week about possible supply constraints in Auckland this coming summer.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

New Zealand's domestic climate change policy will focus initially on energy efficiency measures, with work continuing on more complex economic and regulatory options, Minister of Energy Pete Hodgson said today.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy

(Address to the Annual Conference of the Window Association of NZ, Blenheim Country Lodge, Blenheim.

Thank you for the opportunity to address your conference.

I'd like to start by setting the scene of residential sector energy use.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Energy