Stories by Eric Frykberg

A $31 million scheme to protect Wellington's power supply after an earthquake has won provisional approval.

New information shows payments inching up for creditors of the failed former state coal miner Solid Energy.

KiwiRail says high temperatures may have caused overhead wires in Wellington to sag, causing a rail stoppage for most of the region on Tuesday.

A proposal to pay almost $200 million could help bring an end to transport woes for Wellington's beleaguered rail commuters.

Preliminary investigations suggest Tuesday's rail stoppage in Wellington happened when a train became tangled in the overhead wires that provide it with electricity.

The sweltering hot weather has brought swarms of jellyfish and similar creatures into New Zealand waters. Audio

Many private landlords are bailing out of the rental market because they are worried about the new government's housing policies, say property experts.

Removing a controversial walking track on Te Mata Peak near Havelock North is technically possible but would be very difficult, according to the man who designed and built it.

Removing a controversial walking track on Te Mata Peak near Havelock North would require legal advice, the mayor of Hastings says.

The Hawke's Bay tribe that sought to have a track on Te Mata Peak removed is disappointed the path is proving popular with locals.

Figures from Vodafone show many New Zealanders were stuck on their devices on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

A former prisoner held in jail for an extra month has lost his appeal for more compensation.

Parts of the public service have been slammed for inefficiency in a new Productivity Commission report.

Earthquake hazards have forced the Transport Agency to go back to the drawing board over a long standing roading project in Wellington.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade needs more grunt and will get it on his watch.

The company that sought to mine phosphate from the ocean floor has lost a court case over costs it said were exhorbitant.

The Transport Agency has delayed its final decision on a replacement for the landslide-prone Manawatu Gorge road.

A climate expert is warning a downside to the brilliant early-summer weather is the effect it could have next year on electricity supply.

The government will have to write a cheque for the next big earthquake as the EQC is cash-strapped after a string of expensive disasters.

The government wants a detailed probe of fuel industry pricing, saying companies have overcharged by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Negotiations have begun over the fate of three post shops in Wellington, according to the E tū union.

Forest & Bird has decided to appeal against resource consent granted to a proposed open cast coal mine, near Westport.

The price of carbon credits has risen by $1 a tonne since Labour's coalition government came to power and is forecast to rise by another dollar to $20 by Christmas.

A business group says it's time to take the politics out of handling climate change and get broad-based agreement on future action.

US oil explorer Anadarko is pulling out of New Zealand, but one of its partners is understood to be looking at picking up the slack.