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A Night At The Ballet
Friday, 5 September 2008, 12:04 am | Meridian Energy
Meridian is giving its customers the chance to win a trip to Wellington for the opening night of Don Quixote, the latest production by The Royal New Zealand Ballet. More >>
Meridian Provides Hospice Alternative Power Source
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 11:39 am | Meridian Energy
Media Release for immediate use 12 August 2008 Meridian Grant Provides Hospice Alternative Power Source More >>
Support For NZ’s Largest Kids’ Mountain Bike Event
Monday, 11 August 2008, 3:47 pm | Meridian Energy
Meridian has announced it will renew its sponsorship of the hugely popular Meridian Kids’ Bike Jam for a further three years. The Meridian Kids' Bike Jams are held annually from March until May throughout New Zealand, and are the largest mountain ... More >>
Meridian supports Australian emissions targets
Friday, 18 July 2008, 2:21 pm | Meridian Energy
Australian Treasurer, Wayne Swan, dropped in to meet Meridian Energy’s new Chief Executive Tim Lusk today. The visit followed Mr Swan’s day of bilateral talks yesterday with New Zealand Finance Minister, Dr Michael Cullen, and the release of Australia’s ... More >>
Meridian Takes Home Property Council Awards
Monday, 30 June 2008, 4:04 pm | Meridian Energy
Wellington’s Meridian Building has won the Commercial Office category and the overall Green Building Award at Property Council New Zealand’s Awards 2008. It is the first building to achieve New Zealand's occupied and operating 5 Star Green Star rating. More >>
50,000 Smart Meters In Christchurch
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 2:10 pm | Meridian Energy
More than 50,000 Christchurch power consumers now have smart electricity meters in their premises as part of a $100 million upgrade programme initiated by Meridian in 2006. More >>
50,000 Smart Meters In Christchurch
Monday, 26 May 2008, 6:29 pm | Meridian Energy
More than 50,000 Christchurch power consumers now have smart electricity meters in their premises as part of a $100 million upgrade programme initiated by Meridian in 2006. “Reaching 50,000 installations is a significant achievement in the smart ... More >>
Four Community Groups Benefit In The Latest Round
Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:54 am | Meridian Energy
The communities of Manapouri and TeAnau have received $30,700 of support thanks to the latest round of funding from the Meridian Manapouri Te Anau Community Fund. More >>
Nine Groups Share $117,645 In Waitake
Friday, 9 May 2008, 11:34 am | Meridian Energy
The Waitaki community has benefited with $117,645 of support thanks to the latest round of funding from the Meridian Waitaki Community Fund. More >>
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 >>