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New Zealanders will benefit if they keep using electricity wisely following the wind-down of the Government's electricity saving publicity campaign, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today announced a review of the way New Zealand's electricity system functioned over the winter.

[Address to Canterbury Manufacturers' Association conference, Christchurch]

You've asked me to talk about how government sets the policy environment for manufacturing to flourish.

[Address to the Maritime and Seafood Educators Association, Wellington]

Electricity consumers will soon be able to take problems with their electricity company to a new Electricity Complaints Commissioner.

The voluntary moratorium on applications for release and field testing of genetically modified organisms will be extended to October 31, Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs and Science Minister, Pete Hodgson, announced today.

Government agencies cut electricity use by 12 percent on average over the first two weeks of savings initiatives, Energy Minister Pete Hodgson said today.

New Zealand's petrol consumption has fallen, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Economic Development.

[Address to the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand 2001 conference, Rutherford Hotel, Nelson.]

The Minister of Fisheries, Hon Pete Hodgson, has announced new management measures aimed at ensuring the survival of the critically endangered North Island Hector’s dolphin population.

[Address to BIIA conference "Electricity Industry Reform", Te Papa, Wellington.

Good morning.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson today announced a new scheme to help large commercial buildings save electricity.

New Zealanders are being urged to call 0508 SAVE IT to get help cutting their household electricity use by 10% over coming weeks.

The Energy Link consultancy report questioning the seriousness of the current electricity supply situation is too optimistic, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.

New Zealand intends to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in September 2002, Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change Pete Hodgson said today.

[Address to the American Chamber of Commerce, Hotel Intercontinental, Wellington]

A month in climate change politics is a very long time.

[Address to the IT Investment Forum, organised by the IT Investment Network Ltd, Auckland.]

I'd like to thank the IT Investment Network the invitation to be here. It is very timely.

New Zealanders have done well to achieve electricity savings of almost seven percent but must not let up in their efforts to cut power use, says Energy Minister Pete Hodgson.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson will switch on diesel generators at Parliament today that will cut Parliament's reliance on external supply by at least 20 percent.

Cabinet today approved Energy Minister Pete Hodgson's proposals for a 15 percent electricity savings target for the public sector and a government-led electricity conservation campaign.

The Government has appointed a six-member advisory board for the new $100 million New Zealand Venture Investment Fund.

The Government has introduced an amendment to the Electricity Industry Bill today to give the national grid operator Transpower the legal authority to recover its charges.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson will hold discussions with the electricity industry and consumer representatives on Friday.

Energy Minister Pete Hodgson has said that the decision by NGC to sell its 290,000 electricity consumers to Genesis had its origins in the forced split of line and energy companies two and a half years ago.