The Authority would like to recruit a number of volunteers to take part in research in the new year to study the usefulness and user-friendliness of its website.

One-hour interviews will be arranged in Wellington with the Authority's research consultants, at which participants will be asked to work through a series of website scenarios to establish how the site can be improved.

Anyone interested is asked to email info@ea.govt.nz with 'website research' in the subject line. Please include your name, contact phone number, organisation and job title.

The implementation of the stress testing regime gazetted last month can be followed on a new page available at:

The target start date for the regime's introduction is the second quarter of 2012, with the first disclosures to be presented to the Authority by 31 March 2012.

An overview document and questions and answers on stress testing are available at:

The Authority reminds interested parties that anyone may propose an amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code).

The consultation charter includes practical guidance for people wanting to propose amendments to the Code, including what to expect from the Authority.

Further details, including the Code amendment proposal form, are available at:

Presentations to the Authority's 2011 Compliance Conference on 25 November have been published and are available at:

Submissions on the consultation regarding proposed changes to the clearing manager's prudential security methodology have been published and are available at: