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New Zealand's electricity regulator

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Watch our August quarterly update

Thanks to everyone who joined our quarterly update. If you missed it, the recording is available to watch online.

Submissions on future operation of power system consultation published

We have published the submissions to our consultation paper. The future operation of New Zealand's power system. This paper put forward three models of distrib…

Guidance for health practitioners to support medically dependent consumers published

The Electricity Authority has published guidance for health practitioners to understand their role in helping patients who may be medically dependent on electr…

Consumer Care Obligations

Knowing your rights means you can get the support and service you deserve.

Go off-peak power

Find out more on how time-of-use power matters and how you can get the most out of off-peak power.
Our projects
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Energy Competition Task Force

Investigating actions to strengthen the performance of the electricity market for the benefit of all consumers.

Have your say

Submissions open until 30 September 2025

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Code amendment omnibus

Consulting on amendments to the Electricity Industry Participation Code.

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Code review programme

Code review programmes address various themes or issues that arise in the Code.

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Wires
Industry

Setting and enforcing the Code

We set the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 - the rules that govern nearly every aspect of New Zealand's electricity industry.

It's each industry participant’s responsibility to comply with industry regulations and the Code, but we're here to support and advise.

We monitor and enforce the rules so that participants operate on a level playing field and consumers are treated fairly.

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Data and insights

We collect and work with a large amount of energy data and share insights with you.
Data and insights