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Story: Energy supply and use

Page 11. All images & media

From page 1 - Energy sources

From page 2 - Energy before the 20th century

From page 3 - Oil consumption

From page 4 - Oil storage and distribution

From page 5 - Electricity, late 19th to mid-20th century

From page 6 - Electricity after the Second World War

From page 7 - Coal and coal gas

From page 8 - Natural gas

From page 9 - Renewable energy

How to cite this page

Megan Cook, Energy supply and use, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/99562/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 12 April 2010.