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River Management Strategy consultation broadens
Monday, 13 October 2003, 4:16 pm | Meridian Energy
As part of its ongoing consultation activity, Meridian Energy has written to a range of stakeholders seeking comments about version two of a draft River Management Strategy (RMS) being developed for the lower Waitaki River. More >>
Hydro system to be managed to assist Transpower
Friday, 10 October 2003, 5:28 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is working closely with Transpower over the next week to allow the scheduled maintenance of three 220kV transmission lines that feed Christchurch. More >>
Meridian on-line home energy savings calculator
Friday, 26 September 2003, 2:54 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy has launched an on-line home energy savings calculator, which it has made available for free to all householders in New Zealand from its website at: More >>
Revamped energy centre officially opened
Friday, 19 September 2003, 3:08 pm | Meridian Energy
Associate Energy Minister Harry Duynhoven today officially opened the upgraded central Dunedin boilerhouse which supplies steam to the city's hospital, university, Cadburys Confectionery and New Zealand Towel Supplies. More >>
Meridian backs improvements in national grid
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 4:10 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy chief executive Keith Turner is adding his voice to calls for planning processes that would smooth the way for more investment in New Zealand¹s national grid. More >>
Project Aqua impact on Waitaki Valley climate
Tuesday, 12 August 2003, 3:30 pm | Meridian Energy
The Project Aqua hydro electricity scheme would have only very minor and localised effects on the climate within the lower Waitaki Valley. More >>
Project Aqua’s small screen future
Wednesday, 30 July 2003, 2:31 pm | Meridian Energy
New Zealand’s Project Aqua is destined for the screen, as South Island based producer and documentary maker Tony Benny is following the project’s footsteps. More >>
Acoustic Fence Concept For Consideration
Tuesday, 29 July 2003, 2:58 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is looking at a concept for an innovative acoustic fence in Kurow that it believes could mitigate some of the potential effects of construction noise and dust from Project Aqua. More >>
Wind and dust monitoring in Waitaki valley
Thursday, 24 July 2003, 2:06 pm | Meridian Energy
Independent experts are conducting an extensive long-term wind and dust monitoring programme in the lower Waitaki valley, as part of investigations for Meridian Energy’s proposed Project Aqua hydro-electric scheme. More >>
Mitigation Agreements For Directly Affected Partie
Wednesday, 23 July 2003, 1:15 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy has reached a significant milestone in the Project Aqua mitigation process. Formal Mitigation Agreements will be provided to Directly Affected Parties for consideration from the end of this month. More >>
1,500 Chch homes become more energy efficient
Tuesday, 22 July 2003, 5:02 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy, in a joint initiative with Community Energy Action and EnergySmart, has installed 5,500 energy savings products into over 1,500 low-income Christchurch households over the past six weeks to help mitigate the financial toll and negative ... More >>
The Benefits of Project Aqua
Monday, 21 July 2003, 2:18 pm | Meridian Energy
Huge benefits are in store for the Canterbury and North Otago regions, as well as New Zealand as a whole, if Project Aqua proceeds. More >>
Project Aqua effect on soils kept to a minimum
Wednesday, 16 July 2003, 4:51 pm | Meridian Energy
Operation of the Project Aqua scheme would only affect a small proportion of the high-class soils in the lower Waitaki valley, as defined and identified by the Otago Regional Council and the Waitaki District Council. More >>
Project Aqua Canal Alignment Balances Interests
Tuesday, 15 July 2003, 1:39 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy has sought to balance competing interests when deciding on the canal alignment for its proposed Project Aqua. More >>
Meridian continuing to negotiate with landowners
Monday, 14 July 2003, 1:46 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is continuing to negotiate with landowners in the lower Waitaki valley over the acquisition of land for its proposed Project Aqua hydro-electricity scheme. More >>
Meridian says Thankyou with $1.65m power reward
Friday, 11 July 2003, 12:09 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is to donate a cash and energy efficiency package worth $650,000 to Plunket, in recognition of the country’s effort towards achieving a 10 percent saving in power. More >>
Meridian Addresses Skills Shortage Issue
Thursday, 3 July 2003, 12:07 am | Meridian Energy
The large number of job opportunities that the proposed Project Aqua hydro-electricity scheme could bring to local workers has been outlined today, at a forum aimed at preparing the Waitaki district for growth. More >>
Images: The Project Aqua Design Difference
Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 11:56 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy’s proposed Project Aqua hydro-electric scheme completes nearly 40 years of investigations into the hydro potential of the lower Waitaki, and represents a remarkable design achievement. See... The Project Aqua Design Difference for background. More >>
The Project Aqua Design Difference
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 4:15 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy’s proposed Project Aqua hydro-electric scheme completes nearly 40 years of investigations into the hydro potential of the lower Waitaki, and represents a remarkable design achievement. More >>
Meridian Clears Dunedin’s Air
Friday, 13 June 2003, 12:18 am | Meridian Energy
Residents of Dunedin can breathe easier, with the completion of work to clean up emissions from the boilerhouse which provides steam to the city’s hospital, university, Cadburys and New Zealand Towel Supplies. More >>
