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MainPower gets girls into hi-vis

Yesterday MainPower played host to local women who are interested in pursuing a career in the electricity distribution sector, as part of "Girls with Hi-Vis" month. Girls with Hi-Vis...

Patoa Farms wins Supreme Award

Patoa Farms, based in Hurunui, won the MainPower sponsored Supreme Award at the North Canterbury Business Awards last Friday night. The awards, run by Enterprise North Canterbury, were a...

Generator Safety

MainPower is committed to providing a safe and reliable electricity supply to all customers, however it is impossible to guarantee an uninterrupted supply of power. From time to time,...

2016 recipient Tiantian Xiao

The 2016 recipient of the $5000 MainPower Electrical Engineering Scholarship is Tiantian Xiao, an electrical and electronic engineering student currently in her third and final professional year at the...

Let's talk about trees

We're working on our customer service and want to talk to our customers about trees. Close to $800,000 is spent annually on maintaining clearance zones for trees around power...

13 Minute Helipad Campaign

The 13 Minute helipad campaign, an initiative of the Māia Health Foundation, is the biggest and boldest crowd fundraising campaign the South Island has ever seen. Māia Health Foundation has...

Earthquake response

MainPower is currently in day three of our emergency response after the Monday morning earthquake. Day one (Monday 14 November) was spent carrying out visual assessments of lines, poles and...

Well done to NC Athletic Club!

The Grade 14 and Under team from the North Canterbury Athletics Club recently competed at the Colgate Games in Invercargill, doing an excellent job. With 11 athletes competing, the...

Customer Feedback

We recently completed a short online survey with customers to understand ways we can improve our complaints process.  Thanks for sharing your views on what is important to...

Hanmer Springs - Your Power Supply

Our plans for the future of your electricity supply involve you. MainPower New Zealand Limited, your North Canterbury and Kaikoura electricity lines’ company, is undertaking research with customers to understand...