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Meridian to pay $89.58 million interim dividend
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 4:16 pm | Meridian Energy
State-owned electricity generator and retailer Meridian will pay an interim dividend of $89.58 million for the half-year ending December 31 2009, the company has announced. More >>
Meridian to mark Earth Hour
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 1:02 pm | Meridian Energy
The country’s biggest electricity generator will be turning off the lights at its own premises this coming Saturday as it marks Earth Hour 2010. More >>
Meridian reports solid result for December '09
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 4:13 pm | Meridian Energy
State-owned power generator and retailer Meridian has reported a solid performance for the six months to 31 December 2009, recording a net profit after tax of $142.5 million and an underlying profit of $118.7 million. More >>
Meridian considering Renewable Energy Bond issue
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 10:44 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy Limited has today announced that it is considering making an offer of Renewable Energy Bonds (REBs) to the public. The REBs will be senior retail bonds, and the intended offer size is NZ$150 million, with the ability to accept up to NZ$50 ... More >>
Meridian Welcomes Hunter Downs interim decision
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 9:55 am | Meridian Energy
The backers of the Hunter Downs Irrigation scheme have welcomed the release of a minute by Environment Canterbury’s hearing panel which they say indicates that consent should be granted for water for the scheme based on a minimum flow of 152 ... More >>
Aoraki Mt Cook School Celebrates New Pou
Friday, 11 December 2009, 4:34 pm | Meridian Energy
Aoraki Mt Cook School will celebrate its new Purakau Pou (story telling Post) at a ceremony for the local community on 12 December 2009. More >>
Meridian suspends Renewable Energy Notes
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 5:11 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy Limited has confirmed it has suspended offering new Renewable Energy Notes under the investment statement dated 29 October 2009 following the decision from the Ministerial Review into the Electricity Market to transfer ownership of ... More >>
Meridian Studying Implications Of Transfer
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 2:16 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Studying Implications Of Hydro Station Transfer Power company Meridian says it is studying the decision from the Ministerial Review into the Electricity Market to transfer ownership of two of its South Island hydro stations to its sister SOE ... More >>
Meridian to Seek Project Hayes Decision Overturn
Monday, 30 November 2009, 11:40 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy will appeal the Environment Court’s refusal of resource consent for the Project Hayes wind farm, saying it will block nationally-important infrastructure projects if left to stand. More >>
New Fitness Trails for Ashhurst And Woodville Scho
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 2:37 pm | Meridian Energy
The Ashhurst and Woodville schools were two major recipients in the latest round of allocations from the Meridian Te Apiti Community Fund, both receiving $8,000 for new fitness trails. More >>
Repair works going well on Pukaki hydro canal
Friday, 13 November 2009, 2:18 pm | Meridian Energy
Most of the immediate repair work on the Pukaki hydro canal gate structure will be completed early next week and engineers say it will easily buy enough time for a longer-term fix to be completed at a later date should it prove necessary. The Pukaki ... More >>
Hydro Canals to Be Drained for Inspection
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 11:23 am | Meridian Energy
The Pukaki and Ohau hydro canals, a key part of the South Island’s Waitaki hydro chain, are to be drained this week to allow inspection of the gate structure that controls the flow of water into the system from Lake Pukaki. More >>
Meridian disappointed by Hayes Decision
Friday, 6 November 2009, 4:47 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is disappointed by the Environment Court’s decision declining consent for the Project Hayes wind farm in Central Otago’s Lammermoor Range. More >>
Electric vehicles offer benefits for NZ - Report
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 4:56 pm | Meridian Energy
Electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to play an important role in New Zealand’s future as consumers seek cleaner and cheaper options to petrol and diesel, according to a report released today. The report, jointly commissioned by Contact Energy and Meridian ... More >>
Meridian smart meter customer trial in new year
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 2:21 pm | Meridian Energy
Power company Meridian is planning a large-scale pilot of its newly-installed smart meter network in Christchurch as the next step towards developing new electricity products for its customers using the new meters. The company is seeking about 1000 ... More >>
Meridian’s Project West Wind proving its worth
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 4:41 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian’s West Wind wind farm project nearing completion on Wellington’s south-west coast is proving its worth.. Meridian chief executive Tim Lusk says all 62 turbines are now delivering renewable energy into the national grid, and the wind farm is ... More >>
Meridian explores potential wind farm in Wairarapa
Thursday, 8 October 2009, 10:32 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian is exploring the possibility of a wind farm near Martinborough in the southern Wairarapa, about 8 kilometres south east of the Martinborough Town Square. The major portion of this possible wind farm site is located on the ridge to the north of Nga ... More >>
Meridian CE reports “satisfactory” profit
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 4:53 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy has announced a net profit of $89.3 million for the year ended June 2009. Underlying profit for the year was $195 million, compared with the last year’s $104.5 million. Meridian will pay a final dividend of $113.9 million, following an ... More >>
NBTC water consents granted
Monday, 28 September 2009, 11:42 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian has received notification it has been granted water-only consents for its North Bank Tunnel Concept (NBTC) in Canterbury, subject to the Court being satisfied on a couple of issues relating to the consent condition. Meridian CE Tim Lusk welcomed ... More >>
Boating Club Buoyed By Support
Saturday, 19 September 2009, 1:28 pm | Meridian Energy
Seven community groups benefited to the tune of more than $73,000 in the latest round of funding from the Meridian Manapouri Te Anau Community Fund. The Te Anau Boating Club received $20,000, one of the largest contributions, to assist with its project ... More >>
