Orion New Zealand

We deliver electricity in the Christchurch region. Need info about power cuts? See outages page at or call 03 363 9898 to report a fault.

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From first light to the end of the day, see the Orion team in action in a new “day in the life of Orion” video https://t.co/qrGB8684GE

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@shaunryan Hi Shaun, glad we got you going again. Cheers Ann

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@matchavez @ElectricityAuth 2 / 2 It also brings us in line with what other electricity distribution businesses are charging. It’s important we’re cost reflective and fair in our pricing so that we’re not having to recover those costs from other customers who don’t benefit from new connections.

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@matchavez @ElectricityAuth 1 / 2 Kia ora and thanks for your message. We held costs very low for an extended period, partly to assist the Canterbury rebuild post-earthquake, which is now largely complete. The new rate reflects the averaged cost of doing work on our network and is more cost reflective.

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@Preache57291761 @MnstryofAwsm @AraAke_ @callaghannz For more information and to apply visit https://t.co/WR1izsOWjH thanks and good luck with your application.

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@Preache57291761 @MnstryofAwsm @AraAke_ @callaghannz Good evening, I have forwarded your request for information to our Communications team to assist you and you should receive information within the next 48 hours. David.

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Friendly reminder from our staff here at Orion - As the weather takes a turn for the worse, power outages (although unwanted) are to be expected. Make sure to check out our Orion outages page for all updates. https://t.co/304I8dbbp8

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@sophie__mcinnes @HebeSharon Orion owns majority of the power boxes/assets in Canterbury - our assets get vandalized/hit on a daily basis. Our contracted Orion painters only carry one color of paint on them (green). If an asset has had the above incidents occur, we would not be able to restore the art.

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@sophie__mcinnes Kia Ora Sophie,

Unfortunately we are unable to have art displayed on our Orion assets. This is due to H&S regulations, maintenance costs as well as other possible implications (if asset gets damaged/vandalized- mural can't be reinstated/who is responsible etc).

- BR

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@ECMinNZ Too true but unfortunately cell phone coverage was not great in the area that the contractor was working so it was hard to get up to date information. Have a good evening.

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@ECMinNZ For your info the re-livening process, which takes a little time, has started. Cheers

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A pole caught fire early hours this morning. It will take some time for us to replace it, and unfortunately this means 66 customers will be without power in Linwood until this afternoon. Check our website, or call 0800 363 9898 for updates.

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@grobinson72 Hi Genevieve. We had a cable fault that affected power supply to 350 customers on the Friday night. We managed to have everyone back on within 3 hours. We do apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

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@grobinson72 Hi Genevieve, we are aware of the outage in your area and we are working to restore power as soon as possible. If you have any queries, please call us on 0800 363 9898, or you can keep updated on our website at https://t.co/PAHbDaL7l8

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@dave_brannigan Thanks @dave_brannigan if you are looking for outage info you can always find it here https://t.co/304I8dbbp8 👍

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Power outage is affecting the areas Darfield, Greendale, Homebush. Our team are currently investigating. Please see our outage webpage for future updates: https://t.co/5eDMliN0lb

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Power has now been restored to customers in the Courtenay, Halkett, Weedons, West Melton areas. Thank you for your patience.
If you are still experiencing any issues please contact our team on 08003639898

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Power outage is affecting the areas of Courtenay, Halkett, Weedons, West Melton. Our team are currently investigating. Please see our outage webpage for future updates: https://t.co/5eDMliN0lb

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Power has now been restored to customers in the Bryndwr, Fendalton, Merivale, Papanui, Strowan areas. Thank you for your patience.
If you are still experiencing any issues please contact our team on 08003639898