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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 >>
Kiwi environmental innovation receives international honours
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 10:55 am | Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s Wairākei bioreactor – a Kiwi innovation – has been awarded honours at the internationally recognised 2014 IWA Asia Pacific Regional Project Innovation Awards in Singapore. Jointly developed by Contact and Beca, the bioreactor ... More >>
Te Takere Youth Space open day – You’re invited!
Friday, 14 March 2014, 1:18 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy is stoked to announce their support of the Youth Space in Te Takere – the Horowhenua Community’s multi-purpose heart and hub. They’re so stoked, in fact, that they’re shouting Levin afternoon tea next Tuesday, 18 March 2014, ... More >>
Contact passing on changes in lines company charges
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 2:31 pm | Contact Energy
Contact has begun notifying its customers of changes to their electricity costs due to increases in the costs charged by local lines companies, effective 1 April 2014. More >>
Contact Brings A Little Magic To A Wellington Icon
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 1:48 pm | Contact Energy
Contact Energy is aiming to add a smile to the faces of Wellingtonians and tourists who ride the iconic Wellington Cable Car by transforming the journey into a magical lighting experience. More >>
Contact Energy announces support for Kiwi enterprises
Friday, 14 February 2014, 10:47 am | Contact Energy
Today Contact Energy announced a partnership with Hikurangi Foundation, a leading social enterprise foundation, and their newly introduced social enterprise accelerator pilot. The one-year pilot builds on Hikurangi’s experience of supporting social ... More >>
Geothermal experts feature in environmental documentary
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 2:52 pm | Contact Energy
Local geothermal experts Mike Dunstall, Contact Energy General Manager Geothermal Resources and Development and Greg Bignall, GNS Senior Scientist and Head of Department Geothermal Science, feature in Prime TV’s newest documentary, Keeping it Pure, ... More >>
Contact statement regarding new engineering report
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 7:26 pm | Contact Energy
Yesterday we received the executive summary of the draft engineering report on the ‘Tel Tower’ building (139-141 Willis Street), of which Contact is a tenant. Since receiving the revised engineering report we urgently met with consulting engineers ... More >>
Many Kiwis unprepared for the summer sizzle
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 11:47 am | Contact Energy
Over 40 per cent of New Zealanders have been caught short and run out of gas while barbequing in the past five years, according to research by TNS New Zealand. More >>
