Thursday, 17 May 2012
Projects to upgrade a community swimming pool and reinstate pedestrian lighting have been given a boost thanks to a generous donation from Powerco.
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Powerco is celebrating the new 110,000 volt line in the Coromandel Peninsula by donating $13,000 to two community projects in the area.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
Powerco made excellent gains today restoring power to areas where supply had been cut due to extreme weather.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
Extreme winds have battered Powerco's electricity network in the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Manawatu, causing widespread power cuts.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Powerco continues to make good progress restoring power to customers who lost supply when severe winds battered the electricity network yesterday.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Powerco has restored power to the majority of customers who lost supply as a result of severe winds lashing the west coast of the North Island yesterday.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Powerco has restored power to the majority of customers who lost supply as a result of severe winds lashing the west coast of the North Island yesterday.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Powerco is advising customers who are currently without power to prepare to be off overnight.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Dangerous winds and road closures are hampering efforts to restore power to customers in Taranaki.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012
High winds have caused trees and branches to tear down overhead lines, leading to power cuts across Taranaki early this morning.
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Monday, 12 March 2012
The storm that lashed South Taranaki and Wanganui last weekend is a timely reminder for land owners to ensure their trees are kept trimmed well clear of overhead lines.
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Sunday, 11 March 2012
Powerco is making good progress in restoring power to customers in South Taranaki and Wanganui today.
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Saturday, 10 March 2012
Powerco continues to make steady progress restoring power to its severely damaged electricity network in South Taranaki and Wanganui
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Friday, 9 March 2012
Lines crews will continue to restore power to properties in Wanganui and South Taranaki over Taranaki Anniversary Weekend.
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Powerco is focused on restoring power to customers without supply after extreme winds severely
damaged parts of its electricity network.
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Line crews contended with gusty winds, difficult terrain and complex rebuilding work today as they focused on getting power back on to properties in Wanganui and South Taranaki.
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Lines crews are making good progress restoring power to customers in Whanganui and South Taranaki.
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Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Powerco is focused on rebuilding severely damaged parts of the network in remote areas of Whanganui Patea, Waverley and the Waitotara Valley today.
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Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Powerco has been flooded with offers of assistance from other electricity businesses and contractors to help get power back on to people in Whanganui and South Taranaki.
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Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Powerco continues to make steady progress restoring power to its severely damaged electricity network in South Taranaki and Whanganui.
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Monday, 5 March 2012
Today Powerco has restored power to 1,000 more customers, but expect 2,300 customers in Whanganui and South Taranaki will remain without power overnight.
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Monday, 5 March 2012
Powerco has tripled its field staff workforce since Saturday to help restore power to the 3,000 customers currently without power in Whanganui and South Taranaki.
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Monday, 5 March 2012
Powerco is making steady progress restoring supply to customers without power, with around 1,000 properties back on since last night.
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Sunday, 4 March 2012
Powerco is making steady progress restoring supply but the severely damaged network means 4,500 customers in South Taranaki and Whanganui are likely to have no power tonight.
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Sunday, 4 March 2012
The number of properties without power has dropped from 30,000 yesterday morning to around 5,500 this afternoon.
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Sunday, 4 March 2012
Powerco is making good progress on restoring supply to customers who lost power from the extreme winds yesterday.
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Saturday, 3 March 2012
Power has been restored to parts of South Taranaki and Whanganui, bringing the number of properties facing the night without supply down to 16,000.
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Saturday, 3 March 2012
Extreme winds have caused major damage to Powerco's electricity network, leaving a large number of customers in South Taranaki and Whanganui facing the likelihood of no power overnight.
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Saturday, 3 March 2012
Strong winds continue to cause power cuts across the central and lower North Island, leaving 30,000 customers without supply.
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Saturday, 3 March 2012
High winds have caused trees and branches to tear down overhead lines causing power cuts across the lower and central North Island this morning.
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Friday, 2 March 2012
Powerco has all available field staff on standby in preparation for the severe weather event forecast to strike the North Island tomorrow.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
With summer here, for many people it is the time of year to paint houses or roofs, trim trees and do general property maintenance.
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Powerco is celebrating a major milestone with the completion of its largest network upgrade in recent years - the new 110,000 volt line in the Coromandel Peninsula.
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Powerco is giving the prize money it won at the 2011 Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Awards back to the community.
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Powerco has launched a campaign to get tree owners to rid properties of trees that are too close to power lines.
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Friday, 19 August 2011
Electricity and gas distribution business Powerco won the Lines Company of the Year award at the Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards in Auckland this week.
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Monday, 4 July 2011
Thieves nearly killed themselves when attempting to steal copper wire from a live section of Powerco's electricity network on the outskirts of Palmerston North.
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Friday, 1 July 2011
Powerco has just completed a feeder project in Whitianga to help future-proof the electricity supply for the fast-growing area.
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Powerco contractors have battled the elements to restore supply to more than 12,000 customers after a severe storm lashed the North Island yesterday morning.
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011
A remote farm located up the Whanganui River Valley is the first in the country to trial an innovative electricity supply system that is not reliant on power lines.
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