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Last call - Unison Medal Nominations for Hawke’s Bay most Outstanding Junior Rugby Players of the 2010 Season
Date: 27 August 2010
Nominations for the Unison Medal awards are flooding in but Hawke’s Bay rugby’s greatest supporter, Unison Networks, is urging the remaining clubs and coaches to get them in before the closing date of 1 September.
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Unison calls for more vigilance around its Electricity Assets
Date: 27 August 2010
Unison Networks, the Powerlines People, is calling for anyone who is working near its electrical assets to be aware of the dangers of electricity.
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Powering the future for our best and brightest students
Date: 6 August 2010
School leavers keen to build a high voltage career in the electricity industry have the chance to win up to $20,000 in tertiary fees with two new scholarships from Unison Networks.
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HAWKE'S BAY TODAY EDITORIAL: Local hero Unison gives us pay day
Date: 21 July 2010
ANTONY PHILLIPS - EDITOR | 19th July 2010
Everyone loves a local hero but do we always recognise some of the big achievements happening right under our nose?
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Unison announces $18.9 million profit and Smart Grid Deployment
Date: 16 July 2010
Electricity lines company Unison Networks today announced a smart grid deployment across Hawke’s Bay, Taupo and Rotorua, on the back of an $18.9 million after-tax profit result.
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Hawke’s Bay Gets Full Fibre Loop
Date: 8 May 2010
Hawke’s Bay now has a 100 percent locally-owned fibre network for ultrafast broadband, the region’s lines company Unison and national fibre company FX Networks announced today.
In a joint statement the companies said that UnisonFibre has purchased FX Network’s Napier metropolitan assets and entered into a long term contract for the use of another 20km of fibres to complete a total fibre loop between Napier and Hastings.
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Unison Networks Commissions Taupo Network Project
Date: 9 April 2010
Electricity Lines company Unison Networks will commission its new Fleet Street substation as part of a Taupo network upgrade this month.
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Unison Networks Taupo Upgrade Paves Way for the Future
Date: 9 April 2010
Electricity lines company Unison Network’s innovative design for laying cables through a geo-thermal park reserve has paved the way for future projects in New Zealand.
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Rural strategy has support of NZRFG
Date: 17 March 2010
Members of the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group are backing the Government’s commitment to extend the reach of ‘fast’ broadband to rural areas.
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Opening access to fibre based broadband
Date: 3 March 2010
A push by the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group to provide open access networks is fast gaining momentum.
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Unison powers up Erupt Festival
Date: 28 February 2010
Unison Networks has powered up the ERUPT Lake Taupo Festival coming on board as the event’s new principal sponsor, the company announced today.
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UnisonFibre connects with the Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards
Date: 28 February 2010
UnisonFibre has stepped into the fast lane as naming sponsors of the Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards.
Unison Networks chief executive Ken Sutherland announced today that UnsionFibre has come on board as lead sponsor of the showcase event on the Hawke’s Bay sports calendar.
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Unison stakes strong claim for Fibre Rollout
Date: 29 January 2010
Electricity lines company Unison Networks has launched a progressive bid to partner the Government in delivering ultra-fast fibre broadband across the central North Island and East Coast regions.
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Unison Networks set to fibre up Palmerston North
Date: 29 January 2010
Hawke’s Bay based electricity lines company Unison Networks is ready to bring ultra-fast fibre broadband to Palmerston North and Feilding.
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NZRFG stakes strong claim for fibre rollout
Date: 29 January 2010
Fibre to the door NZ’s future broadband solution…
The New Zealand Regional Fibre Group says it can meet the Government’s objectives in the ultra-fast broadband (UFB) initiative.
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Unison Fibre Lights Up
Date: 22 December 2009
Unison Fibre has lit the first fibre optic cable on Hawke’s Bay’s fibre route – marking a major milestone for bringing ultrafast broadband to the region.
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Unison Fibre working with Hawke’s Bay schools for Ultra Fast Broadband
Date: 15 December 2009
Unison Networks is calling on Hawke’s Bay schools to band together with their neighbouring businesses and other organisations to help create demand for connecting to the region’s ultra fast fibre route.
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Unison Network’s New High Voltage Circuit goes Live in Taupo
Date: 27 November 2009
Unison Network’s high voltage electrical circuit, which will connect new geothermal power to both Taupo’s electricity network and the national grid, went live today (Friday November 27).
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The Cheque’s in the Mail - $100 dividend from HB Power Consumers’ Trust
Date: 16 November 2009
Hawke’s Bay electricity consumers will receive their $100 tax paid dividend from the Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust during this week, as their share in the $6.2 million dividend from electricity lines company Unison Networks.
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Unison geared for Government tender on ultra fast broadband
Date: 18 September 2009
Electricity Lines company Unison Networks has welcomed the release of cabinet papers outlining the next steps in the tender process for the Government’s ultra fast fibre network.
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Unison Networks Limited announces new Chairman
Date: 15 September 2009
New Zealand software specialist and Hawke’s Bay business leader Kevin Atkinson has been elected chairman of electricity lines company Unison Networks, the company announced today.
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New substation ensures the power always gets through
Date: 31 August 2009
Rotorua residents and businesses can look forward to a more secure power supply, thanks to lines company Unison opening a new substation to service the city.
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Unison to Enter Telecommunications Market
Date: 29 August 2009
Electricity lines company Unison Networks today announced its intention to enter the telecommunications market with a rollout of high speed fibre optic broadband across Hawke’s Bay.
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Unison “powers” Velodrome
Date: 20 August 2009
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park received a major boost today with the announcement of a $1 million sponsorship package for the park’s proposed Velodrome from Unison, Hawke’s Bay’s powerline company.
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Unison Networks Limited acquires transformer business
Date: 9 March 2009
Unison Networks Limited has acquired the business and assets of leading New Zealand electricity distribution transformer manufacturer ETEL Limited.
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Unison set to power Hawke’s Bay Rugby
Date: 9 February 2009
Junior rugby in Hawke’s Bay is set to get a boost thanks to new sponsor, local powerlines company Unison.
The Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union announced today that Unison has signed on to be their “Greatest Supporter” in a three-year sponsorship commitment as community partner, with a special emphasis on junior rugby.
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Unison step up to support the Taupo Lakers
Date: 24 November 2008
Last week Unison, the powerlines people, announced their sponsorship of Taupo’s Top Town team – the Unison Taupo Lakers.
The team of 12 representatives will be travelling to Christchurch on 1 December to compete against 15 other towns around the country in a variety of physical challenges. The Top Town competition will be filmed and aired on national television in early 2009.
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2008 Triennial Election of Trustees
Date: 15 August 2008
Nominations for the HBPCT election closed at 5pm Friday 1st August 2008. Eighteen nominations have been received for the five vacancies on the Trust.
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Internet Voting to be used for Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust election
Date: 10 July 2008
Internet Voting is being used for the first time in this year’s HBPCT election of Trustees.
The Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust [HBPCT] was established in 1993 to hold the shares in Unison Networks Ltd on behalf of the consumers who are connected to Unison's electricity network in Hawke's Bay. In simple terms, this is generally the areas of the Hastings District Council and the Napier City Council. Unison Networks Limited is the fourth largest electricity lines company in New Zealand and it is the distributor of electricity in Hawke’s Bay, Rotorua and Taupo.
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Ministerial windfarm direction 'good news' says Unison
Date: 8 December 2007
Unison Networks Limited says the Minister for the Environment’s decision to refer its Hawke’s Bay windfarm proposal directly to the Environment Court is “good news.”
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Unison reports sound financial result and improved service reliability
Date: 30 May 2007
Unison Networks Limited today announced a pre-tax Operating Surplus of $16.8 million for the past financial year along with significant gains in network system performance. Brian Martin, Chairman of the Hastings-based electricity distribution company, whose powerlines networks cover the Hawke’s Bay, Taupo and Rotorua regions, said the board was particularly pleased with the improvement in supply reliability despite testing environmental conditions during the year.
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Review of Ownership
Date: 8 March 2007
Late last year the five yearly review process was commenced. The Directors’ Report is now available for inspection at the offices of the Trust and at Unison Networks Limited. Copies are also available at the five libraries in Hastings and Napier.
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Lighten Your Power Bill
Date: 30 October 2007
Local households could switch on to $500 of power savings each over the next few years by taking up an energy efficient lightbulb deal. Hastings and Napier households and businesses are being offered another chance to buy heavily subsidised energy efficient lightbulbs.
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Power Trust to pay out $4.5 million to Hawke's Bay Consumers
Date: 21 August 2007
The Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust is being paid a dividend of $4.5 million from its lines company, Unison Networks Limited.
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