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Community Forums Set Up For Aqua Issues
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 1:22 pm | Meridian Energy
Media Release For immediate distribution: Tuesday March 16 2004 COMMUNITY FORUMS SET UP FOR AQUA ISSUES Communities affected by Project Aqua are being offered a new communications channel to provide them with timely information and answers to questions ... More >>
Plunket babies to enjoy warmer family centres
Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 1:20 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy has completed the installation of $150,000 worth of energy efficiency equipment and products into Plunket’s 21 Family Centres around New Zealand. More >>
Animation Research to work on Waitaki River video
Wednesday, 25 February 2004, 2:30 pm | Meridian Energy
One of the country’s best-known high-tech businesses, Dunedin-based Animation Research, has been contracted by Meridian Energy to help inform the public on the impact of Project Aqua. More >>
Oamaru Domestic Water Supply Would Continue
Monday, 23 February 2004, 2:13 pm | Meridian Energy
Oamaru Domestic Water Supply Would Continue With Project Aqua There would be no functional disruption to the Oamaru domestic water supply due to the construction or operation of Project Aqua. Oamaru’s domestic water supply comes from the Lower Waitaki Irrigation ... More >>
Draft Relocation Action Plan Released
Thursday, 19 February 2004, 11:33 am | Meridian Energy
A draft relocation action plan released today by Meridian Energy explains how the residents and businesses likely to be affected by the construction of Project Aqua have been identified and how they are likely to be affected. More >>
Progress On Mitigation For Kurow Businesses
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 4:21 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is making progress with its mitigation offers for Kurow businesses that may be affected by the proposed Project Aqua hydro-electric scheme. More >>
Strong power demand continues in the South Island
Wednesday, 11 February 2004, 4:19 pm | Meridian Energy
Strong power demand continues in the South Island Summer power demand growth in the South Island remains very strong with December year-on-year growth of around 6 percent, while January demand is up by more than 13% over the past two years, according to ... More >>
Embankment Trial Undertaken In Otiake River Bed
Monday, 9 February 2004, 5:58 pm | Meridian Energy
An embankment trial using gravel that could be used to build the proposed Project Aqua canal has been completed in the Otiake River bed. More >>
Alliance Showcases Kiwi Talent
Friday, 30 January 2004, 1:44 pm | Meridian Energy
Alliance Showcases Kiwi Talent The Project Aqua alliance is proving that New Zealand’s technical expertise is up there with the best in the world. More >>
Meridian applauds level of Aqua interest
Tuesday, 27 January 2004, 1:50 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is delighted at the level of public interest in its proposed Project Aqua hydro-electric scheme. More >>
Meridian committed to helping Black Fronted Terns
Friday, 23 January 2004, 11:00 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy committed to helping Black Fronted Terns Meridian Energy is committed to ensuring Project Aqua does not adversely affect any bird populations – including the threatened Black Fronted Tern, and to mitigating any negative affects the development ... More >>
Thousands Visit Project Aqua Office & Info. Centre
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 12:24 am | Meridian Energy
Thousands Visit Project Aqua Office And Information Centre More than 2000 people have now visited the new Project Aqua Office and Information Centre since it opened at 12 Bledisloe Street in Kurow in mid-December. More >>
Flushing Flows Enhance Recreation Ecological Value
Tuesday, 13 January 2004, 10:56 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy’s proposed Project Aqua flushing flows would have recreational as well as ecological benefits for the Waitaki River. Project Aqua is a proposed canal-based hydro-electric scheme in the Waitaki Valley near Oamaru. It would generate enough ... More >>
Meridian Energy Fulfils Its Soe Obligations
Monday, 12 January 2004, 4:24 pm | Meridian Energy
Project Aqua is part of Meridian Energy’s drive to fulfil its obligations as a state-owned enterprise. The State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 requires Meridian Energy to operate as a successful business, including being as profitable and efficient as a comparable ... More >>
Meridian Energy Staff Head To Waitaki Valley
Tuesday, 23 December 2003, 10:59 am | Meridian Energy
About 80,000 people head to the Waitaki Valley for their summer holidays every year and many may wonder what impact Project Aqua will have on their holiday spot. More >>
Project Aqua simulation well received
Friday, 19 December 2003, 2:25 pm | Meridian Energy
Project Aqua simulation well received The new Project Aqua fly-by simulation is receiving very positive feedback from people visiting the recently opened Project Aqua Information Centre in Kurow. More >>
Meridian Energy Supports Its Communities
Thursday, 18 December 2003, 12:49 am | Meridian Energy
More than 70 lower South Island community groups benefited from Meridian Energy’s community support programmes in the last financial year. More >>
Wind farm wins Netherlands carbon trading agrmnt.
Wednesday, 17 December 2003, 4:26 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy’s Te Apiti wind farm has been offered a contract to sell carbon credits to the Netherlands Government’s ERUPT programme. More >>
Meridian Reiterates Project Aqua’s Dry Year Worth
Monday, 15 December 2003, 2:15 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is reassuring New Zealanders about the value Project Aqua would have to New Zealand in a dry year. More >>
Project Aqua – New Zealand’s Cheapest Power Option
Friday, 12 December 2003, 10:44 am | Meridian Energy
Project Aqua – New Zealand’s Cheapest Power Option Project Aqua is the most cost-effective large-scale electricity generation proposal on the horizon in New Zealand and would provide a vital boost to the national grid, helping to ensure security of supply ... More >>
