Orion New Zealand Limited

Orion

Industry	Electricity distribution
Predecessor	Southpower
Founded	December 1998 (December 1998)
Headquarters	Christchurch, New Zealand
Key people	Geoff Vazey, acting CEO
Website	www.oriongroup.co.nz

Orion New Zealand Limited (Orion) is an electricity distribution company, based in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1]

The company was formed under its current name in December 1998.^[2] Orion is owned by Christchurch City Council (89%) and Selwyn District Council (11%).^[3] In 2009, Orion posted a $50m profit, with $44m in dividends going to the shareholding councils.^[4]

Orion has over 14,000 km of lines and cables, delivering 3,325 GWh pa to 186,000 customer connections.^[5] Its last CEO was Roger Sutton, who resigned to become CEO of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority on 13 June 2011.^[6]

Subsidiaries

• Connetics Limited, electrical contracting business^[7]

See also

• Electricity sector in New Zealand

References

1. ^ "Contact details". Orion New Zealand Limited. http://www.oriongroup.co.nz/contact-us/contact-details.aspx. 
2. ^ "Company history". Orion New Zealand Limited. http://www.oriongroup.co.nz/company-profile/company-history.aspx. 
3. ^ "Company profile". Orion New Zealand Limited. http://www.oriongroup.co.nz/company-profile.aspx. 
4. ^ "Orion profit $49.9m". The New Zealand Herald. 16 July 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/electricity/news/article.cfm?c_id=187&objectid=10584722. 
5. ^ "Information Sheet". Orion NZ. http://www.oriongroup.co.nz/downloads/orion_infosheet.pdf. 
6. ^ "Roger Sutton appointed quake recovery czar". Stuff. 12 May 2011. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/4995119/Roger-Sutton-appointed-quake-recovery-czar. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
7. ^ "Connetics". Connetics Limited. http://www.connetics.co.nz/. 

External links

• Orion website