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Northpower Executive begins PM Business Scholarship

Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 2:36 pm | Northpower

A Northpower executive this week embarks on a Prime Ministerial Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania. More >>

Record orders for Northpower Fibre as UFB build completed

Thursday, 8 May 2014, 12:43 pm | Northpower

Orders for Northpower Fibre’s Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network have doubled since March, and total connections are now almost 1,600 - even before Northpower Fibre promotes the Whangarei network to the full. More >>

Running on water…Whangarei touted New Zealand’s EV capital

Thursday, 8 May 2014, 11:52 am | Northpower

New Zealand’s first fast-charge station for electric vehicles is open in Whangarei and with no fuelling costs in sight. The station is being officially opened by Minister for the Environment Amy Adams today. More >>

Northpower – Easter storm ... Update 5

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 4:18 pm | Northpower

Northpower has restored power to thousands of customers impacted by today’s storm. Only 184 of Northpower’s 55,000 customers remain without power. More >>

Northpower – Easter storm ... Update 4

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 11:53 am | Northpower

The use of a helicopter has enabled Northpower to find the cause of a fault on its 33kV line between Maungaturoto and Kaiwaka. More >>

Northpower deploys helicopter to assess damage

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 11:14 am | Northpower

Northpower has deployed a helicopter to check for damage on its 33kV line from Maungaturoto to Kaiwaka following a major power outage affecting Maungaturoto, Brynderwyns, Kaiwaka and Mangawhai. More >>

Northpower – Easter storm

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 9:03 am | Northpower

Northpower Limited advises of widespread power outages in Kaipara and Whangarei affecting thousands of customers following high winds overnight. More >>

Social and economic boost should be seized

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 3:51 pm | Northpower

Whangarei is on the cusp of 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to boost economic and social development, with the local ultra-fast broadband network just weeks away from completion. More >>

Shout out for digital ambassadors in Whangarei

Friday, 4 April 2014, 4:20 pm | Northpower

Sean Walters is keen to get some work experience during the holidays. But it won’t be packing supermarket shelves. Instead the 18-year old computing student from Regent Training Centre is applying to be a youth digital ambassador at Whangarei’s upcoming ... More >>

Northpower – Cyclone Lusi ... Update 2

Saturday, 15 March 2014, 5:07 pm | Northpower

Northpower Limited advises that its electricity network in the Kaipara and Whangarei Districts is holding up well in the face of Cyclone Lusi. Around 1500 customers are now without power. Areas affected include Kaiwaka, Ruakaka, Pataua North, Whakapara, ... More >>

Northpower – Cyclone Lusi ... Update 1

Saturday, 15 March 2014, 11:50 am | Northpower

Northpower Limited advises that around 2000 customers in the Whangarei District have been experiencing power outages since shortly after 9am. More >>

$5 million bonus for Northpower consumers

Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 9:36 am | Northpower

Around 55,000 Northpower consumers are to receive yet another cash injection – this time totalling more than $5 million. More >>

Erc Angelo re-elected as Chairman of NEPT

Friday, 13 December 2013, 12:26 pm | Northpower

It is his seventh term in the position, after first being elected as Chairman in 1993. His former Deputy Chairman Richard Drake was also re-elected at an NEPT meeting yesterday. More >>

$3.8m returned to Northpower consumers

Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 12:11 pm | Northpower

For the second year running, Northpower consumers will receive a pre-Christmas gift from the Northpower Electric Power Trust. More >>

Northpower collects global fibre award

Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 11:29 am | Northpower

The company last week edged out companies from around the world in being presented with a major broadband accolade - the 2013 Calix Innovation Award for ‘Fibre Transformation’ - at a ceremony in Las Vegas, USA. More >>

UFB a game-changer for Whangarei businesses

Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 1:22 pm | Northpower

Business owners in Whangarei's CBD are being encouraged to connect to Northpower Fibre's ultra-fast broadband network. The fastest broadband speeds in Northland are now available to more than 600 CBD businesses - with download speeds up to 100Mbps ... More >>

2013 Northland Electricity Rescue Helicopter Appeal underway

Thursday, 17 October 2013, 2:26 pm | Northpower

The founder of Northland’s Electricity Rescue Helicopter service is paying tribute to the paramedics and pilots who have helped save hundreds of lives since 1988. More >>

Northpower voted best electricity lines company in NZ

Thursday, 15 August 2013, 12:47 pm | Northpower

The accolade was announced at the Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards in Auckland last night, with the Northland company taking out the 'Lines Company of the Year' title. More >>

Bhutanese electricity leaders in Whangarei

Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 4:22 pm | Northpower

Northpower is hosting a delegation from the Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) as part of a fact finding mission on best practice in the electricity sector. More >>

Women on equal footing in electricity sector

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 4:19 pm | Northpower

Two former Northland women have become the first in New Zealand to qualify as cable jointers in the electricity sector. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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