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Dan Hutchinson 21/05/2026 Dan Hutchinson 21/05/2026

Billion-dollar energy boost

Mercury is planning up to $1 billion in new investment at its Ngā Tamariki and Rotokawa geothermal fields.

Dan Hutchinson 02/04/2026 Dan Hutchinson 02/04/2026

In a finger-like branch of Lake Ohakuri the water is as green as the grassy paddocks surrounding it.

Dan Hutchinson 19/03/2026 Dan Hutchinson 19/03/2026

Mercury has officially opened its $220 million expansion project at its Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station near Taupō.

Dan Hutchinson 21/01/2026 Dan Hutchinson 21/01/2026

The new fifth unit at Mercury’s Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station, near Taupō, has begun delivering generation to the grid.

Dan Hutchinson 04/09/2025 Dan Hutchinson 04/09/2025

Mercury Energy is close to completing a $220 million project at its Ngā Tamariki geothermal power station just north of Taupō.

Dan Hutchinson 10/07/2025 Dan Hutchinson 10/07/2025

Power generators are happy, and the summer drought is a distant memory with more than 350mm of rain falling in Taupō over the last two months.