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New Zealand's electricity regulator
News
View all newsNew Zealanders have new rights as power consumers
From today, New Zealanders have new rights as power consumers under the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko’s Consumer Care Obligations. These new rules signifi…
New dashboard highlights flexibility hedge product trends
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published a flexibility hedge products dashboard to increase transparency of hedge disclosure data and help industry…
Have any unanswered questions about our proposal to level the playing field between the gentailers and independents?
You can book an online meeting with Rob Bernau – Progamme Lead for the Energy Competition Task Force programme – to discuss any unanswered questions about our …
Our projects
View all projectsCommercial market making
Making the electricity futures market more efficient.
Distribution pricing
How to speed up distribution pricing reform to realise consumer benefits and facilitate an efficient low-emissions transition.
Energy Competition Task Force
Investigating actions to strengthen the performance of the electricity market for the benefit of all consumers.
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.
Data and insights
