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2018

• Power outage in Hornby & Prebbleton
  22 Jan 2018

• Power outage in Sockburn and Wigram

  22 Jan 2018

• Power to be restored in the south

  22 Jan 2018

• New “day in the life of Orion” video

  26 Jan 2018

• High winds affect power network

  1 February 2018

• Smarter electricity pricing needed to capture full benefit of electric vehicles

  8 March 2018

• Canterbury’s future innovators gear up
  13 March 2018

• Canterbury Rams 2018 season begins
  26 April 2018

• Akaroa power outage this afternoon
  21 May 2018

• Power outage in Leeston this afternoon
  13 June 2018

• Orion delivers strong 2018 Annual Result
  4 July 2018

• Orion and Canterbury Rams shooting hoops
  12 July 2018

• Power off to retrieve truck on Governors Bay - Teddington Road
  13 July 2018

• Power outage in Harewood and Belfast
  25 July 2018

• Scam alert: bogus caller

  29 October 2018

• Castle Hill area power outage
  1 November 2018

• Orion signs up to Climate Leaders Coalition
  21 November 2018 

2017

• Port Hills fire court action
  18 Oct 2017

• Lightning impacts Orion network
  11 Oct 2017

• Lyttelton work successfully completed
  13 Sep 2017

• Generators humming in Lyttelton
  13 Sep 2017

• Lyttelton upgrade this Wednesday
  11 Sep 2017

• Lyttelton to go off grid for the day
  4 Sep 2017

• Lyttelton powered by generators during upgrade
  22 Aug 2017

• Orion delivers strong 2017 Annual result
• 30 Jun 2017

• New street lighting at the Gateway Bridge
• 30 Jun 2017

• Longest cable pull
  28 April 2017

• Darfield's Selwyn Gallery building reopens
  17 Mar 2017

• Power restored
  2 Mar 2017

• Major power cut
  2 Mar 2017

• Process for power restoration
  21 Feb 2017

• Progress with power restoration
  20 Feb 2017

• Orion starts recovery process
  17 Feb 2017

• Orion continues to manage power supply
  16 Feb 2017

• Orion remains at the ready
  16 Feb 2017

• UPDATE: Orion prepared for any overnight issues
  15 Feb 2017

• Orion services affected by Port Hills fires
  15 Feb 2017

• UPDATE: Orion services affected by Port Hills fires
  15 Feb 2017

• Orion services affected by Port Hills fire
  14 Feb 2017

2016

• EV chargers open in Akaroa 
  20 Dec 2016

• First EV fast charger opens at a South Island Supermarket 
  15 Dec 2016

• Orion launches its first public EV chargers in partnership with Christchurch City Council 
  23 Nov 2016

• Update on recent Lyttelton outage and power supply 
  09 Nov 2016

• Orion working hard to restore power in Lyttelton 
  05 Nov 2016

• Maintenance of wooden and concrete poles
  20 Oct 2016

• Progress to restore power 
  08 Sep 2016

• Powerful winds and trees continue to cause cuts 
  08 Sep 2016

• Strong winds and trees on lines cut power 
  08 Sep 2016

• Orion prepares for snow in Christchurch and Central Canterbury 
  03 Aug 2016

• Annual result 2016
  16 Jul 2016

• Electric vehicle charging network to be launched next year
  15 Feb 2016

• Orion power update 
  15 Feb 2016

• Insurance payment boosts Orions result
  20 Jan 2016

• Eastern suburbs temporary power lines to come down
  20 Jan 2016

2015

• Snow affects power supply to inland Canterbury
  22 Jun 2015

• Fire timely reminder to maintain trees
  26 May 2015

2014

• Orion rebuild on track for completion by 2019
  26 Nov 2014 - 2.30pm

• Orion Powerhouse building restored to former glory
  20 Nov 2014 - 9.00am

• Orion continues to progress earthquake rebuild work
  29 Sep 2014 - 12.00pm

• Orion reports steady profit - capex and debt set to rise
  22 Jul 2014 - 10.00am

• Power fault cause narrowed down
  14 Jul 2014 - 2.30pm

• Orion continues to investigate the cause of the power fault in north Christchurch
   10 Jul 2014 - 9.45am

• Power restored to all customers in north Christchurch
  10 Jul 2014 - 1.00am

• High voltage power outage in north Christchurch
  9 Jul 2014 - 11.00pm

• Progress being made on restoration of power
  6 Mar 2014 - 10.00am

• Access to our network proving difficult
   5 Mar 2014 - 4.00pm

• Efforts to restore power hampered by ongoing storm
  5 Mar 2014 - 1.30pm

• Storm impact on electricity supply
  5 Mar 2014 - 10.30am

• Strong winds cut power
  4 Mar 2014

• Orion wins highest Civil Defence award
  28 Feb 2014

• Orion continues to progress electricity cable project in eastern Christchurch
  21 Feb 2014

• Orion advises new prices that reflect Commerce Commission decision
  30 Jan 2014

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2013

• Commerce Commission decision on Orion's network prices and reliability targets
  29 Nov 2013

• Weather clears to allow power restoration
  15 Oct 2013 - 6.50am

• Weather restricts power restoration
  14 Oct 2013 - 4.15pm

• Power restored after wind storm
  24 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Less than 50 without power
  23 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Power restoration efforts ongoing
  22 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Power restoration efforts continue over weekend
  21 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Efforts to restore power continue
  20 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Efforts continue to restore power supply
  19 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Efforts to restore power supply continue
  19 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• Number without power declines
  18 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Number without power continues to decline
  18 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• Efforts continue to restore power supply
  17 Sep 2013 - 4.30pm

• Efforts to restore power supply continue
  17 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• Restoration of power supply continues
  16 Sep 2013 - 5.00pm

• Progress to restore power slowing as contractors hit areas of extensive storm damage
  16 Sep 2013 - 12.00pm

• Continued progress in restoring power
  16 Sep 2013 - 6.30am

• Less than 2,000 now without power
  15 Sep 2013 - 4.30pm

• Steady progress in restoring power
  15 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• 90% of customers now have power restored
  14 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Efforts to restore power continue
  14 Sep 2013 - 6.30am

• Progress to restore power continues
  13 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Progress to restore power continues
  13 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• Progress to restore power continues this morning
  13 Sep 2013 - 6.30am

• Progress to restore power continues
  12 Sep 2013 - 4.30pm

• Progress to restore power continues
  12 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• Progress to restore power continues this morning
  12 Sep 2013 - 6.30am

• Progress to restore power
  11 Sep 2013 - 4.00pm

• Orion continues to assess network after strong winds and trees on lines cut power
  11 Sep 2013 - 11.30am

• Good progress to restore power after strong winds cause cuts
  11 Sep 2013 - 7.00am

• Strong winds and trees on lines cut power
  10 Sep 2013 - 11.00pm

• Orion weighs Commission's counter-proposal
  14 Aug 2013 - 10.30am

• Orion reports steady profit while capex and debt are set to rise
  15 Jul 2013 - 2.00pm

• Auditor-General highlights Orion's practices
  10 Jul 2013

• Power restored to almost all homes and businesses in the Christchurch region
  7 Jul 2013 - 5.00pm

• Good progress made to restore power
  6 Jul 2013 - 5.30pm

• Progress continues to restore power after strong winds cause cuts
  6 Jul 2013 - 3.00pm

• Good progress to restore power after strong winds cause cuts
  6 Jul 2013 - 11.00am

• Strong winds and trees on lines cut power
  6 Jul 2013 - 7.00am

• Orion prepares for stormy weather in Christchurch and central Canterbury
  18 Jun 2013 - 4.00pm

• Power cuts affect 340 customers
  21 May 2013

• Akaroa Gallery to reopen once earthquake repairs completed
  5 Apr 2013 - 4.00pm

• Orion submits rebuild proposal
  25 Feb 2013 - 2.00pm

• Orion responds to fire risk
  29 Jan 2013 - 3.00pm.

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2012

• Feedback sought on electricity plan
  23 Nov 2012 - 2.00pm

• Power cut after digger hits line
  25 Oct 2012 - 12.00 noon

• Orion presented with international award
  27 Sep 2012 - 4.15pm

• Orion's network rebuild accelerates with the arrival of 16km of cable
  24 Sep 2012 - 8.00am

• One-off items lift Orion's profit
  11 Jul 2012 - 2.00pm

• Orion to take over local Transpower assets
  21 Jun 2012 - 1.00pm

• Power restored in north-east Christchurch
  18 Jun 2012 - 6.45pm 

• Power cut in north-east Christchurch
  18 Jun 2012 - 6.15pm

• Orion network gets back to normal after snow
  08 Jun 2012 - 4.00pm

• Power reconnection continues
  08 Jun 2012 - 7.00am

• Most power back on in Christchurch and central Canterbury
  07 Jun 2012 - 4.30pm

• Good progress to restore power
  07 Jun 2012 - 11.30am

• Snow continues to affect small parts of the Orion network
  07 Jun 2012 - 7.00am

• Progress to restore power
  06 Jun 2012 - 7.00pm

• Snow affects parts of Orion's network
  06 Jun 2012 - 4.00pm

• Orion network continues to hold up well
  06 Jun 2012 - 2.00pm

• Orion network coping well with snow
  06 Jun 2012 - 11.00am

• Orion technology wins international award
  29 May 2012 - 4.00pm

• Orion moves to increase power network resilience
  2 May 2012 - 4.00pm

• Orion buildings to be demolished
  24 Apr 2012 - 2.00pm

• Clean up begins after mudslide at Lyttelton substation
  12 Apr 2012 - 9.00am

• Power stays on after Lyttelton mudslide
  11 Apr 2012 - 3.00pm

• Lyttelton mudslide damages Orion substation - power stays on
  11 Apr 2012 - 12.30pm

• Orion releases video record of post-quake repair work
  22 Feb 2012

• Transpower increase affects electricity prices
  03 Feb 2012

• Orion loses the equivalent of one full time staff member
  1 Jan 2012

• Earthquake response update
  09 Jan 2012 9.00am

• Earthquake response update
  02 Jan 2012 - 8.00am

• Earthquake response update
  02 Jan 2012 - 7.00am

For media releases prior to 2012, please contact us on 03 363 9808.

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