Eastland Group chairman Nelson Cull has reassured both Wairoa District Council and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council that the company is working with “real urgency and commitment” to get the damaged sluice gates at Waihi dam closed and operational. The 11GWh hydroelectricity station on the Waihi River has been out of operation for about eight weeks,… Read more »
Eastland Group and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council met today to discuss the draft engineering report about issues at the Waihi hydro electricity scheme located at Lake Ruapapa on the Waihi River 26km north west of Wairoa. The dam, built in 1986 and owned by Eastland Group since 1999, had its three sluice gates damaged during… Read more »
Eastland Group and Hawkes Bay Regional Council representatives met yesterday to discuss Eastland Group’s options for mitigating the inflow of silt into the Waiau River, which has been occurring since gates on the Waihi Dam were damaged in November last year. “The meeting was pragmatic and constructive,” said Liz Lambert, HBRC interim chief executive. “The… Read more »
Gisborne-based Eastland Group has invested $2.2 million in high-growth electricity business Flick Electric Co. for a shareholding of 11 percent. Eastland Group chief executive Matt Todd said the company was attracted to Flick’s technology-driven model, disruptive potential and strong customer engagement. “We’ve invested in Flick as a way to gain a foothold in the electricity… Read more »
There are just a few days left for Eastland region university students to apply for Eastland Group’s annual tertiary study scholarship. The scholarship offers $5,000 to students studying engineering, and comes with the possibility of paid holiday work with the company. Group chief executive Matt Todd said details of the scholarship were on the company’s… Read more »
Eastland Port is opening its brand new log yard to Tairawhiti residents on Saturday (26 September) and is encouraging people to bring skateboards, scooters and bikes to its family open day. The port’s $12 million makeover of the upper log yard was the culmination of seven years of consultation and planning, said Eastland Group chief… Read more »
Eastland Group chief executive Matt Todd says the timing is right for development of its Te Ahi O Maui geothermal generation project near Kawerau. Yesterday’s formal approval of the project by Eastland Group’s sole shareholder, the Eastland Community Trust, gives the company the green light for the next step of the project. The project is… Read more »
A health and safety induction process for truck drivers using the trailer hoist at Eastland Port has received the ultimate compliment – after seeing the port’s online video, Wellington’s CentrePort plans to develop a similar video to add their safety system. The chief executive of Eastland Group which owns the port, Matt Todd, says a… Read more »
