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Te Ahi O Maui signs construction deal with Ormat
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 12:09 pm | Eastland Group
The Te Ahi O Maui partnership and an Israeli company, Ormat, signed a deal last week for the construction of a new geothermal power plant near Kawerau, New Zealand. More >>
Excitement brewing for geothermal project
Thursday, 21 April 2016, 3:16 pm | Eastland Group
Excitement is brewing across both the Kawerau township and Whakatāne district as a much anticipated project launches a new phase of development. More >>
Waiau River recovering well near Waihi dam
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 2:45 pm | Eastland Group
The Waiau River system appears to be in good shape following repairs to the sluice gates at the Eastland Group-owned Waihi dam, near Wairoa. More >>
Eastland Port smashes previous export record
Friday, 15 April 2016, 2:32 pm | Eastland Group
More than 2.3 million tonnes – mostly raw logs – was exported from Eastland Port during the past 12 months, a record that smashes the company’s previous best year. More >>
Influential line up for 2016 Eastland Group Speaker Series
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 11:40 am | Eastland Group
Last year, Eastland Group’s Speaker Series brought four influential, thought-provoking guest speakers to Gisborne: Spark’s Simon Moutter, Business Hall of Fame stalwart Dame Wendy Pye, sporting icon and Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy, and ... More >>
Eastland Group teams up with IPENZ for careers expo
Friday, 8 April 2016, 12:47 pm | Eastland Group
Eastland Group will team up with the local branch of the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (IPENZ) for a combined stand at next week’s Gisborne Herald Careers Expo. More >>
Waihi dam sluice gate damage and repair
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 5:23 pm | Eastland Group
The Eastland Group-owned Waihi dam, which sustained damage during a severe weather event in September last year, has now been repaired and will shortly resume full function as a hydro-electricity station generating enough power for 1600 homes. More >>
Eastland Port records busiest-ever month in February
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 12:22 pm | Eastland Group
A record 260,000 tonnes of logs were exported from Eastland Port during February, almost as much as an entire year’s throughput a decade ago. More >>
Eastland Group announces tertiary engineering scholarships
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 11:58 am | Eastland Group
Eastland Group has awarded two $5000 tertiary engineering scholarships for the 2016 study year, continuing a tradition that sees the company support local students working in fields specific to its infrastructure businesses. More >>
Electricity line charges to rise slightly from 1 April 2016
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 12:13 pm | Eastland Group
Gisborne, East Coast and Wairoa households will pay slightly more for their electricity from 1 April, due to an increase in line charges from Eastland Network. More >>
Eastland Port makes it happen for young lifesavers
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 9:25 am | Eastland Group
Eastland Port today announced its naming rights sponsorship of next weekend’s Eastern Regional Junior Championships to be held in Gisborne for the first time on 12 and 13 February. More >>
Eastland Group reassures councils of urgency for Waihi dam
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 9:23 am | Eastland Group
Eastland Group chairman Nelson Cull has reassured both Wairoa District Council and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council that the company is working with “real urgency and commitment” to get the damaged sluice gates at Waihi dam closed and operational. More >>
Action underway to mitigate silt flow from Waihi Dam
Friday, 15 January 2016, 11:41 am | Eastland Group
Eastland Group and Hawkes Bay Regional Council representatives met yesterday to discuss Eastland Group’s options for mitigating the inflow of silt into the Waiau River, which has been occurring since gates on the Waihi Dam were damaged in November last ... More >>
Eastland Group investment to support Flick’s rapid rise
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 9:19 am | Eastland Group
16 December 2015 Eastland Group investment to support Flick’s rapid rise Gisborne-based Eastland Group has invested $2.2 million in high-growth electricity business Flick Electric Co. for a shareholding of 11 percent. Eastland Group chief executive Matt ... More >>
Time running out to apply for 2016 scholarships
Friday, 23 October 2015, 1:40 pm | Eastland Group
There are just a few days left for Eastland region university students to apply for Eastland Group’s annual tertiary study scholarship. More >>
Eastland Group gets green light for geothermal power station
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 3:53 pm | Eastland Group
Eastland Group chief executive Matt Todd says the timing is right for development of its Te Ahi O Maui geothermal generation project near Kawerau. More >>
Eastland Port’s health and safety initiative replicated
Thursday, 3 September 2015, 9:21 am | Eastland Group
A health and safety induction process for truck drivers using the trailer hoist at Eastland Port has received the ultimate compliment – after seeing the port’s online video, Wellington’s CentrePort plans to develop a similar video to add their ... More >>
Eastland Group's tertiary engineering scholarship
Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 3:02 pm | Eastland Group
Applications for Eastland Group’s annual tertiary study scholarship are now open for study in 2016, with details on the company’s website at www.eastland.co.nz/scholarship More >>
Power fault affects homes in Kaiti, Gisborne
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 9:03 am | Eastland Group
Electricians are today visiting homes in Kaiti to check electricity supply following a fault that occurred on an 11kV/400V ground mounted transformer around 9am yesterday (4 August 2015). The transformer supplies 61 residential connection points in the ... More >>
Eastland Network continues to work on restoration of power
Friday, 10 July 2015, 4:41 pm | Eastland Group
Eastland Network general manager Brent Stewart says power has been restored to hundreds of properties in the Gisborne, Wairoa and East Coast region, but some customers face a night without electricity as extreme weather conditions make it impossible to get ... More >>