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Orion earthquake response
Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 9:45 am | Orion New Zealand Limited
Orion has made good progress restoring power after yesterday's earthquakes, reconnecting a further 5,000 Christchurch residents and businesses overnight. We now have 90% of the city back on - about 15,000 customers remain off. The electricity network ... More >>
Orion earthquake response Latest update 7.00pm
Monday, 13 June 2011, 9:22 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
About 20,000 homes and businesses in Christchurch remain without power tonight, mostly in the eastern suburbs including Sumner/Redcliffs. Those residents still without power are likely to remain off overnight. More >>
Orion earthquake response 4.30pm, 13/6/11
Monday, 13 June 2011, 4:40 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
47,000 homes and businesses in Christchurch are still without power, down from 56,000 at 2.20pm. Power has been restored to most of Riccarton, Ilam and Fendalton. More >>
Power outage in eastern Christchurch
Monday, 13 June 2011, 3:20 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Power was cut to approximately 56,000 customers in Christchurch (just over 25% of our customers) following the 6.0 magnitude earthquake at 2.20pm. More >>
Power outage in eastern Christchurch
Monday, 13 June 2011, 1:51 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Power was cut to approximately 10,000 customers in the east of Christchurch ranging from Heathcote to Brooklands including Bromley, Belfast and Marshlands following the 5.5 magnitude earthquake at 1pm today. More >>
Meet UK crime sensation R.J. Ellory on his NZ Tour
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 1:11 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Six years. Twenty two rejected novels. More than four hundred ‘thanks, but no thanks’ letters from over a hundred publishers. It would be easy to forgive UK crime author R.J. Ellory if he’d given up on a writing career long before getting to that point, ... More >>
Upper South Island cuts peak power demand
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 1:25 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Eight Upper South Island electricity distribution networks are collaborating to reduce peak demand on their networks, which is lessening the load on the New Zealand transmission system and putting downward pressure on transmission costs and wholesale electricity ... More >>
Orion starts ‘smart grid’ project
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 10:58 am | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch-based electricity network company Orion New Zealand Limited has implemented the first phase of a sophisticated network management system to help improve power reliability for customers – the first of its kind to go live in New Zealand. More >>
Orion posts $49.9m net profit for 2009
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 4:54 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch-based electricity network company Orion New Zealand Limited has announced a $49.9m net profit after tax for the year ended 31 March 2009, $4.4m above its statement of intent forecast. Orion’s solid 2009 financial year profit, and its commitment ... More >>
Bold steps to assess Orion’s carbon footprint
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:39 am | Orion New Zealand Limited
Central Canterbury electricity network Orion has taken the bold and unique step of measuring its true carbon footprint – right down to the carbon within the materials used in its network. More >>
Orion announces $65.5m net profit for 2008
Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 10:22 am | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch-based electricity network company Orion New Zealand Limited has announced a $65.5m net profit after tax for the year ended 31 March 2008, $25.8m above its forecast. More >>
New technology keeps power on in rural districts
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 3:58 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
New technology is being introduced in New Zealand which has the potential to halve the number of interruptions to rural electricity supplies. Nationally, homes and businesses in rural districts experience six times more power cuts than urban residents ... More >>
Orion announces $60.6m net profit
Friday, 6 July 2007, 3:00 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch based electricity network company Orion New Zealand Limited has announced a $60.6m net profit after tax for the year ended 31 March 2007, $34m above its forecast. More >>
Changes to Orion board announced
Monday, 21 August 2006, 3:57 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch based electricity network company Orion New Zealand has today announced the appointment of two new directors to its board, Michael Andrews and Bill Heaps, and the retirement of long serving chairman Linda Constable from the board. More >>
Orion best in asset management planning
Friday, 18 August 2006, 3:48 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Orion New Zealand Ltd’s asset management plan has been rated the best in the country in a recent Commerce Commission report. More >>
Whisper Tech shareholding change
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 3:43 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch based electricity network company Orion New Zealand has announced the sale of the majority of its interest in Whisper Tech - the Christchurch based developer and manufacturer of small scale co-generation units. More >>
Orion announces $34m net surplus for 2006
Thursday, 6 July 2006, 3:08 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Christchurch based electricity network company Orion New Zealand Limited has announced a $34m net surplus after tax for the year ended 31 March 2006, $3m above its statement of intent forecast. More >>
Power restored after snow storm
Friday, 16 June 2006, 12:56 am | Orion New Zealand Limited
Power has now been restored to almost all areas affected by snow in the Orion network area after lines crews made excellent progress today to repair damaged lines and equipment. The Orion network covers the area between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers ... More >>
Power outages due to snow - Update Thur 15 June
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 4:03 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Line crews have made excellent progress in restoring power in central Canterbury today. The number of customers without power has dropped from 2000 last night to 1000 this evening. More >>
Power outages due to snow - Update
Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 4:36 pm | Orion New Zealand Limited
Approximately 2000 customers remain without power tonight within the Orion network region, down from the 3000 without power last night. Earlier in the week priority was placed on power supplies to water and sewerage pumps while emphasis today was ... More >>
