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Woodville Playcentre Warms To The Community Fund
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 5:58 pm | Meridian Energy
Children at the Woodville Playcentre will be ready to face winter thanks to a grant from the Meridian Te Apiti Community Fund. More >>
Draft report not relevant to real-world hydro prop
Tuesday, 15 April 2008, 4:34 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian has today released a draft report related to its West Coast Mokihinui hydro proposal in response to a request under the Official Information Act. Calculating Biodiversity Offsets for the Mokihinui Hydro Proposal (draft) was prepared by Landcare ... More >>
Tim Lusk named Meridian CEO
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 12:45 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy board member Tim Lusk has been announced as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Keith Turner who stepped down at the end of March. More >>
Half-year profit $94mil, $175mil special dividend
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 10:30 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian has reported a half-year after-tax result of $93.7 million for the six months ended 31 December 2007, compared with a restated profit of $116.6 million for the same period a year earlier. More >>
Fiordland Trails Trust on Track
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:49 am | Meridian Energy
The Fiordland Trails Trust has secured the funding it required to begin developing a network of trails thanks to a $6,000 grant from the Meridian Manapouri Te Anau Community Fund. More >>
Meridian works to enhance carbon neutrality
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 3:53 pm | Meridian Energy
A year after Meridian announced it was New Zealand’s first power company to achieve CarboNZero certification, the company is continuing to implement programmes and initiatives to reduce carbon emissions. “Achieving carbon neutrality last year was a milestone ... More >>
Landowners chose Meridian for wind farm developmen
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 1:52 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian confirms that it has been selected by a group of Ohariu Valley landowners to develop a 31-turbine wind farm on their properties. Together with the landowners Meridian will be discussing the proposal with residents of the Ohariu Valley, north-west ... More >>
Funding a Christmas bonus for Ashhurst volunteers
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 4:11 pm | Meridian Energy
Christmas came early for two local groups when they were picked by the Meridian Energy Te Apiti Community Fund panel as great initiatives to support in the community. More >>
Penny-Farthing Pedalers Head To Oamaru
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 2:06 pm | Meridian Energy
One of the most popular events at this year's Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations will again be the arrival of a posse of penny-farthing riders. The wheelmen depart on their four-day adventure on 11 November from Aoraki. Riders then head down the ... More >>
Meridian Chief Executive To Step Down In March '08
Monday, 12 November 2007, 12:08 am | Meridian Energy
Keith Turner, Chief Executive of state-owned Meridian Energy, announced today he will step down from the role on 31 March 2008. Meridian Chair Wayne Boyd said he accepted Dr Turner’s resignation with regret. “Keith made a personal decision ... More >>
Friends farewell New Zealand ballet greats
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 11:04 am | Meridian Energy
Dancers from the Royal New Zealand ballet took time out with their friends at Meridian Energy last night – who threw a party to wish the company well for China tour. More >>
Resource consent highlights grid problems
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:44 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy’s Chief Executive Officer Keith Turner today welcomed the news that the Project Hayes wind farm development has been granted resource consent, but also voiced his concerns on how management issues surrounding New Zealand’s HVDC ... More >>
Meridian’s New Eco Home Makes Good Business Sense
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 4:32 pm | Meridian Energy
New Zealand’s first purpose-built green office building, on Queens Wharf in Wellington, will be officially opened on 24 October. More >>
Meridian positions itself for growth & innovation
Monday, 8 October 2007, 2:37 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy, New Zealand’s largest and the only certified carboNZero supplier of electricity, has reported a post-tax profit of $199.8 million for the year ended 30 June 2007. Chairman Wayne Boyd says it has been an extraordinary year of progress ... More >>
Siemens Confrimed As Turbine Supplier For Project
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 10:35 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy has chosen Siemens’ 2.3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for its 62-turbine West Wind wind farm near Wellington, New Zealand. With a total capacity exceeding 140 megawatts, the Siemens 2.3 MW turbines will produce enough electricity to power ... More >>
NZers want to buy voluntary carbon credits
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 9:45 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy CEO Keith Turner today expressed delight at the public's obvious appetite for purchasing voluntary carbon credits. More >>
Meridian Energy CEO disappointed by credit critics
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 5:27 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy CEO Keith Turner today expressed disappointment at a group which challenged the carbon credit trading project running on Trade Me. Euan Mason, Piers Maclaren, and Justin Ford-Robertson took issue with Meridian’s sale of carbon credits ... More >>
Seven groups share $97,539 Community Fund
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 5:21 pm | Meridian Energy
Communities in Manapouri and Te Anau will be delighted by the $97,539 soon to give worthy projects in their area a helping hand. This week, the Meridian Energy Manapouri Te Anau Community Fund advisory panel announced it has chosen seven projects that ... More >>
Expert advice will create ‘Right House’ for you
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 1:06 pm | Meridian Energy
Home owners struggling with choices and options to make homes warm, energy efficient, and all while saving cash, will welcome a new one-stop service announced today. More >>
Meridian Energy announces electric car trial
Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 1:05 pm | Meridian Energy
State-owned electricity company Meridian Energy has announced it will conduct a small-scale trial of electric cars early next year. Meridian chief executive Keith Turner says the company has been closely watching overseas developments in electric vehicles, ... More >>
