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Advanced EV tech, now within reach
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (908+ words) Accessible 5-Star safety and smart EV tech for Kiwi drivers. For many Kiwis, the idea of owning a high-tech electric vehicle often feels like a luxury reserved for those with deep pockets. A new automotive brand has arrived in New…...
Kiwi-led Wayve raises $2.5b, reveals Uber will use its robotaxi tech
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1428+ words) Wayve chief executive and co-founder Alex Kendall. In the near future, your Uber could turn up with nobody in the driver's seat - and Kiwi's tech is behind the radical shift. Wayve, a London-based start-up co-founded and led by Auckland University…...
In fuel-starved Cuba, the e-tricycle is king of the road
2+ week, 2+ day ago (537+ words) Kiwis league stars cleared to play State of Origin as eligibility rules overhauled A green revolution is taking place on the streets of Havana, but it's by necessity rather than design. Faced with a severe fuel crisis, which intensified after…...
Renewables spending spree: Contact plans $525m raise for green energy
2+ week, 2+ day ago (495+ words) Contact Energy has lifted its first half net profit by 44% to $205 million and has outlined plans to raise $525m to spend on more renewable energy assets. The equity raise comprises an underwritten placement of $450m of ordinary shares to institutional and other…...
Seabed mine is sunk, South Taranaki leaders say
3+ week, 2+ day ago (824+ words) An Australian-owned company's bid to mine the South Taranaki seabed is dead in the water, local leaders say. In a draft decision, the Fast-track Authority turned down Trans-Tasman Resources' (TTR) application to mine the seabed off P'tea, just outside the…...
NZ, US commit to explore 'co-operation on critical minerals' less than day after PM brushes off deal talks
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1042+ words) New Zealand's top diplomat has "committed to explore further opportunities to expand co-operation on critical minerals" with the United States in a meeting with a senior official from US President Donald Trump's Administration in Washington DC. Secretary of Foreign Affairs and…...
Top NZ diplomat heads to US critical minerals summit as PM brushes off deal talk, China watching
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1153+ words) One of New Zealand's top diplomats will lead a delegation to a critical minerals summit in Washington, DC this week, hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The talks will take place as New Zealand and the United States…...
Trial to use EVs to power households
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1672+ words) An electric vehicle's battery can charge your home for three or four days, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority says. "One day, the largest power station in the country could be parked in our driveways." That's the vision of the…...
NZ, US in discussions over critical minerals framework as Trump seeks to counter China
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1055+ words) New Zealand and the United States are in discussions over a "non-binding" framework relating to critical minerals, as US President Donald Trump's administration seeks to reduce its reliance on China. The Herald understands the Government is working towards an announcement…...
Ryanair boss reminds Elon Musk of takeover rules as pair exchange insults
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (343+ words) Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has reminded billionaire Elon Musk that European Union rules prohibit non-Europeans from controlling the Irish airline, in the latest instalment of their public spat. South African-born Musk, who has US and Canadian citizenship, has run…...