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Contact Energy
We’re one of New Zealand’s leading energy generators and retailers, powering the country with electricity, natural gas and LPG.
Over our 20 year history we've built a flexible and largely renewable portfolio of electricity generation assets. We own and operate 11 power stations and produce 80-85% of our electricity from our renewable hydro and geothermal stations. Our natural gas and diesel fired power stations operate to ensure the lights stay on for New Zealanders when intermittent renewable sources like hydro and wind plant cannot operate.
Contact Energy - Latest News [Page 5]
Trading halt in Contact Energy shares
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 9:13 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited (Contact) advises that it has been informed by Origin Energy Limited (Origin) that Origin intends to undertake a sale of 389,314,921 ordinary shares representing all of the shares it controls in Contact (Offer). More >>
Contact to supply a portion of Tiwai’s electricity
Monday, 3 August 2015, 9:21 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited (Contact) announced today that it has signed a financial contract with Meridian Energy which forms a portion of the electricity required by New Zealand Aluminium Smelters to operate its Tiwai smelter with the following key ... More >>
Contact steps aside as principal partner of Cycle Challenge
Friday, 17 July 2015, 11:02 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy has announced it will step down from its principal partner role of the annual Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge, confirming the November 2015 event will be its last. More >>
Community Fund applications to close on 28 June
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 10:37 am | Contact Energy
Less than two weeks remain before applications for the Contact Epic Community Fund close on Sunday, 28 June. Established to help support the development of a safe, capable and connected Hawea District community, the Contact Epic Community Fund has ... More >>
Overpriced prepay powering profits
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 1:57 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy is charging the poorest New Zealanders the highest electricity rates, ripping off those who can least afford it, Labour's Consumer Affairs spokesperson David Shearer says. More >>
Contact announces revised distribution policy
Monday, 25 May 2015, 9:33 am | Contact Energy
As announced in February 2015, Contact Energy Limited (Contact) has been examining growth opportunities in renewable energy, the company’s capital structure and the capacity to increase distributions to shareholders. More >>
Contact Creates Good Neighbourly Energy
Monday, 11 May 2015, 3:00 pm | Contact Energy
Contact and New Zealand’s first free and private neighbourhood website, Neighbourly.co.nz , have announced a partnership today which will support people across New Zealand to build stronger and more connected communities. More >>
Contact, Trust agreement on sale of Luggate land
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 2:02 pm | Contact Energy
Contact and trustees for The Red Bridge River Park Trust this week have agreed sale conditions for a parcel of Luggate land sought by the charitable Trust to develop a community river park involving native fauna and flora restoration and freshwater ... More >>
Contact to hold energy and service prices flat
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 12:05 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited today announced that it would be holding the energy and service components of its customers’ bills flat while making adjustments to account for changes in local network company tariff charges. More >>
Contact positioned well in a highly competitive market
Monday, 16 February 2015, 11:04 am | Contact Energy
“The first half of the 2015 financial year (1H15) was a transitional period for Contact as the Te Mihi geothermal power station and the new retail system were integrated into the business. Following the go-live of our new retail customer billing and service ... More >>
Wilding & Co wins ‘most improved’ Launchpad team
Friday, 30 January 2015, 10:19 am | Contact Energy
Securing an international multi-year contract to sell essential oils has scored Queenstown based social enterprise Wilding & Co the title of ‘most improved’ team in Ākina’s Launchpad programme. This is the second milestone award the team has won, and recognises ... More >>
Contact signs new Maui gas purchase agreement
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 2:16 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy Limited (Contact) announced today that it has entered into a new agreement with Maui Development Limited (MDL) to purchase between 22 and 26 petajoules of gas over a two-to-three year period. The new agreement replaces an agreement that expired ... More >>
Community and youth engagement strategy a winner
Friday, 19 December 2014, 9:55 am | Contact Energy
Going all out to connect with youth in Kaikohe has seen social enterprise ARCO recognised with a milestone award for ‘best community engagement’ by Contact Energy in the Ākina Foundation’s Launchpad accelerator programme. ARCO, which is a furniture ... More >>
Nati Power joins Pā Wars 2015
Monday, 8 December 2014, 12:21 pm | Contact Energy
Nati Power could help your marae win Pā Wars....or at least some new mattresses and sheets. That’s because Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou and Contact Energy are teaming up for Ngāti Porou Pā Wars 2015 in an effort to raise the number of people ... More >>
Business idea that turns pest pines into essential oils
Friday, 14 November 2014, 11:34 am | Contact Energy
Taking an environmental problem and turning it into a commercial success has seen Queenstown social enterprise team Wilding & Co awarded with the ‘most innovative idea’, the first of three $1,000 milestone awards from Contact Energy, co-principal ... More >>
Contact changes rate for electricity generation customers
Friday, 31 October 2014, 10:08 am | Contact Energy
From 1 November 2014, Contact is changing the rate paid to all new distributed generation customers for excess electricity they generate and sell back to the electricity grid to 8c/kWh excluding GST. More >>
Company changes increase prices for Contact gas customers
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 9:35 am | Contact Energy
The price Contact Energy’s piped natural gas customers pay from 1 December 2014 will increase to reflect changing distribution and transmission costs that are outside of Contact’s control. Average bill increases for Contact customers are between ... More >>
Contact announces new Hawea community fund
Friday, 17 October 2014, 12:18 pm | Contact Energy
Contact and LMS Events have teamed up for another three years to run the much-loved Contact Epic, NZ’s Ultimate Mountain Bike Challenge, and have added some extra love to the partnership by establishing a new joint fund to support the local Hawea ... More >>
Kiwi environmental innovation receives international honours
Tuesday, 19 August 2014, 1:36 pm | Contact Energy
Beca has been awarded Global Winner for the Design Projects Category of the 2014 International Water Association (IWA) Global Project Innovation Awards Competition. The design work on Contact Energy’s Wairākei bioreactor is a Kiwi innovation and ... More >>
Contact Energy 2014 full year results
Monday, 18 August 2014, 10:04 am | Contact Energy
“The completion of Contact’s current investment programme in over $2 billion of new assets is evident in the strong results our business has delivered in FY14. Our diverse and flexible generation portfolio, supported by a reduction in gas take-or-pay ... More >>
