Sponsorships

Community Ownership of Tuhoe

Secondary Schools MainPower Book Prize

Each year MainPower provides sponsorship for each secondary school within the Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura District to be used to acknowledge educational excellence at the Senior Prize Giving. The sponsorship is in the form of books to the value of $150 for the Year 13 student at each school who has excelled in Physics or Mathematics. MainPower also gives the student a voucher for a further $150 towards the cost of their first year tertiary books.

Enterprise North Canterbury

MainPower, as one of the bigger businesses in the North Canterbury region has taken a leadership role in supporting the economic growth and development of the region. Annually MainPower supports Enterprise North Canterbury in its role as the economic and business development agency for the North Canterbury region. One of the core objectives of Enterprise North Canterbury is to sustain and grow existing business and promote new business in the region.

North Canterbury Business Awards

Commencing 2008 MainPower has become the principal sponsor of the North Canterbury Business Awards. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate exceptional North Canterbury businesses. The inaugural awards attracted 60 entries into six categories. The MainPower North Canterbury Exceptional Business of the Year 2008 was Continental, a long standing Rangiora based company.

Environmental Sponsorships

MainPower is committed to the protection of the environment and the company monitors it's environmental best practice objectives to ensure it aligns with MainPower’s Code of Sustainable Practice. MainPower demonstrates leadership and continual improvement in sustainability, and environmental management practices and performance both in the company and also within the community.

To support meaningful environmental projects and activities MainPower sponsors, in conjunction with Hurunui District Council the annual MainPower Hurunui Environmental Awards. $10,000 is given annually to projects in the Hurunui area judged as improving or benefiting the natural environment. 

MainPower Oval

We are very pleased to have entered into a longterm arrangement to sponsor the Canterbury Country Cricket Association grounds in Rangiora.  Now known as the MainPower Oval, Canterbury County Cricket now has a first class ground, set in a picturesque country setting.