Power

On top of a turbine in the windy city, The Detail learns why too much wind isn't a good thing.

More than half of Auckland's rubbish gets dumped at one landfill, where waste is turned into energy to power homes and grow food.

The Detail - Winstone has shut down two mills citing high electricity costs - but Sequal Lumber mill in Kawerau is getting ready to double production.

Power line and weather woes look set to continue for parts of the North Island, with work continuing on the Northland supply and storms forecast.

Police are investigating reports of people tampering with powerlines around Christchurch.