Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - A decline in Contact Energy's financial performance last year did not prevent managing director David Baldwin from receiving a pay rise.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - Contact Energy says its investors have demonstrated their support for the company by opting to receive the equivalent of $69 million in shares rather than cash.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - Contact Energy today announced underlying earnings after tax for the year ended June 30 of $150 million, down 6 percent from the previous year.

Wellington, Aug 20 NZPA - Contact Energy today announced underlying earnings after tax for the year ended June 30 of $150 million, down 6 percent from the previous year.

Wellington, May 25 NZPA - Contact Energy's $100 million geothermal power station Tauhara One, near Taupo, has been finished three weeks ahead of schedule.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Contact Energy says electricity retail prices need to rise, after reporting flat underlying earnings for the six months to the end of December.

Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - Contact Energy is reporting a big jump in reported profit for the six months to the end of December, but its underlying earnings after tax were barely changed from a year earlier at $80.1 million.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - Contact Energy Ltd is hailing a joint venture to appraise and potentially develop the Taheke 8C geothermal field on the shores of Lake Rotoiti as a significant step forward in the company's geothermal development programme and in the company's relationships with Maori.

Wellington, Feb 19 NZPA - Contact Energy has filed resource consent applications for the second phase of its development of the Tauhara geothermal resource near Taupo.

By Paloma Migone of NZPA Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - Electric vehicles have a bright future in New Zealand and could save the country $8.2 billion over 50 years, according to a report released today.