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The latest news from Orion.
Red zone electricity network is still live
6 April 2022 at 8:44 am
Orion wishes to remind the public that the electricity network in the Christchurch residential red zone is still live and anyone tampering with it is risking their life and that of others.
Where to go for power outage information
25 February 2022 at 9:00 am
Orion is the best place to go for the most up to date information about power outages in the Peninsula.
Major power pole renewal programme for Akaroa
27 January 2022 at 3:30 pm
More than one hundred power poles from Duvauchelle to Akaroa are about to be refurbished or replaced, in a major upgrade of the 6.6km line delivering power to the township.
Hickory Bay to prepare to be without power for some time
21 December 2021 at 4:47 pm
UPDATE: All 19 households in the Long Bay Road area have now had their power restored.
Orion powers up the Akaroa Health Centre
17 December 2021 at 10:00 am
Volunteers and staff gathered last Thursday to celebrate the commissioning of a new generator donated by Orion to keep Akaroa Health Centre residents warm and services operating in the event of a power cut.