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Unison’s rural restoration plans underway in Hawke’s Bay

22 February 2023

Efforts to restore power to rural Hawke’s Bay communities are fully underway following the restoration of significant parts of urban Napier and Hastings.

Power restored to most of urban Napier

21 February 2023

Unison has restored power to most of urban Napier today, connecting power into Taradale. As of today, less than 5,000 consumers remain without power in the Hawke’s Bay region following damage to the network caused by Cyclone Gabrielle last week.

Power restored to more than 70 per cent of Napier

20 February 2023

Unison has made significant progress reconnecting customers in Hawke’s Bay following the completion of the North-Tie line from Hastings to Napier.

Unison Restores Vital Power Link between Hastings and Napier

19 February 2023

The North-Tie power line, which is a power supply that links Hastings to Napier, will be restored Sunday evening meaning power can be supplied to more areas of Napier from Monday morning.

Unison restores power to thousands in urban Napier

18 February 2023

Good progress has been made restoring power to thousands of customers in urban parts of Napier and outlying parts of Hastings following intense collaborative efforts between Unison and Transpower NZ after Cyclone Gabrielle hit Hawke’s Bay late on Monday night.

Power restoration plans take shape for Napier and Hastings

17 February 2023

Breakthrough plans to progressively reconnect urban suburbs of Napier and parts of Hastings from Saturday are coming to fruition following intense collaborative efforts between Unison Networks and Transpower NZ.

Unison asks connected Hawke’s Bay customers to conserve power as it continues restoration efforts

16 February 2023

Unison is asking reconnected customers in Hawke’s Bay to conserve power use as it continues restoration efforts. This is due to limited power supply coming into the region from Transpower’s damaged Redclyffe substation.

Unison crews work to progressively restore power to regions

15 February 2023

Unison crews are making progress to restore power to customers where possible in Hawke’s Bay, Taupo and Rotorua following widespread damage to the network caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Unison Continues Power Restoration in Rotorua and Taupo after Storm Causes Power Outages

14 February 2023

Unison crews have been making solid progress restoring power to customers in Rotorua and Taupo following the wild weather that caused many power outages on its network overnight.

Unison’s Hawke’s Bay power network affected by grid emergency

14 February 2023

Unison’s Hawke’s Bay customers are experiencing widespread outages which may extend for days or weeks following a Transpower grid emergency.

Unison says Be Prepared as Cyclone Gabrielle makes its way south

13 February 2023

Unison Networks is asking customers to prepare for heavy rainfall, winds and potential power cuts as Cyclone Gabrielle passes over its network regions in the coming days.

Unison partners with House of Science to raise scientific literacy across its regions

7 February 2023

Unison Networks is sparking scientific literacy in schools across its three network regions through an electric partnership with House of Science.

Unison’s world leading sustainable substation shared with community

26 January 2023

Hastings communities will, for the very first time, have a chance to meet and learn from sustainable building design and industry experts about Unison’s world leading sustainable substation design and the international Living Building Challenge in early February.

Unison completes final stage in Guppy Road project

8 December 2022

Those travelling along Guppy Road in Taradale will notice a significant visual improvement with Unison having completed the final stage of its OHUG project.

UnisonFibre and local Police connect for Nui Ball community event

7 November 2022

More than 50 children from four Napier primary schools took to the basketball court last Friday, as part of an ongoing initiative supported by UnisonFibre and local Police.

Unison Group enters new phase as Chief Executive announces retirement

31 October 2022

Long-standing Chief Executive of Unison Group, Ken Sutherland, has announced his intention to retire by July 2023. In the meantime, Mr Sutherland will continue to work to meet the company’s goals and to work with the Board to ensure a smooth transition to his eventual successor.

Unison Engineering Scholarship sparks bright future for promising students

11 October 2022

Unison is delighted to be once again offering a scholarship up to the value of $10,000 per year of study to one student intending to, or currently completing their first year of study for a Bachelor of Engineering, majoring in either Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering.

Unison Switch Gala Day an opportunity to try something different

4 October 2022

More than 700 local children took the chance to try something different at the annual Unison Switch Gala Day last Thursday which saw girls take to the rugby field and boys to the netball court.

Infrastructure trainees shine bright at Excellence Awards

3 October 2022

Competition was intense at this year’s Annual Connection in Levin culminating with the electricity supply and telecommunication industry’s shining stars being recognised at the annual Excellence Awards.

Competition about to heat up in Levin

29 September 2022

Competition will be hot next week as Electricity Supply Industry staff pit their workplace skills against fellow workers from around the country.

2022 Unison Super 12 and Shield Titles claimed by Hastings Secondary Schools

6 September 2022

Hastings Girls’ High School and Hastings Boys’ High School take the district bragging rights as Hawke’s Bay 2022 secondary school netball and rugby champions following the Unison Super 12 and Unison Shield finals last month.

Unison Medal Ceremonies recognise outstanding young sports people in the region

2 September 2022

With the junior winter sport season having drawn to a close for 2022, Unison’s twelfth annual medal ceremonies saw more than 550 young rugby, hockey, football and netball players presented with medals during the past week.

Planned and Prepared for the Networks of the Future

11 August 2022

As Aotearoa rallies to reduce its carbon footprint and mitigate the risks of climate change Unison’s Chief Operations Officer, Jaun Park, shines a light on challenges facing the energy sector and Unison’s role in supporting customers on their journey towards electrification.

Unison and Graeme Dingle forge powerful partnership to help tamariki and rangatahi reach their potential

28 July 2022

Unison Networks has formed a powerful new partnership with the Graeme Dingle Foundation to support local youth in Rotorua and Hawke’s Bay.