We are the kaitiaki of electricity
New Zealand's electricity regulator

News
View all newsBoard members reappointed
Allan Dawson and Lana Stockman have been reappointed to the Board of the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko by the Governor-General. Allan and Lana have each b…
Default distributor agreement and consumption data template improvements
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the default distributor agreement and consumption data templates. These templ…
Financial transmission rights price curves published
We’ve published Financial Transmission Rights price curves to show time trends for Financial Transmission Rights prices and volumes between two given nodes. Th…
Our projects
View all projectsCode review programme
Code review programmes address various themes or issues that arise in the Code.
Spot market settlement on real-time pricing
Dispatch-based, look-ahead design for real-time pricing to make wholesale spot prices more certain, accurate and efficient.
Commercial market making
Making the electricity futures market more efficient.

Industry
Setting and enforcing the Code
We set the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 - it's the rules that governs 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.