Southpower (1989-1998)

Organization

Dates

Existence: 1989 - 1998

Biography

In 1903 the Christchurch City Council established the Municipal Electricity Department (MED) to control a small scale public supply of electricity. As electricity use increased and customer numbers grew, in 1989, a joint venture between the MED, the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board, Riccarton Electricity and the Port Hills Energy Authority was formed called Southpower.

Following government reform in 1998 Southpower sold its electricity retail activities and retained its network activities – renamed Orion New Zealand Limited.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Records

Series

Identifier: CCC/ARC/S41

Scope and Contents

Records of the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board. Includes minute books (1921-1993), indexes to the minute books, board reports, newspaper clippings, financial information and other files, including those relating to the planning and implementation of the amalgamation with Southpower in 1989.

Dates: 1921-1993

Found in: Christchurch City Council Archive Collection

Central Canterbury Electric Power Board/Southpower: Subject Files

Series

Identifier: CCC/ARC/S38

Scope and Contents

Subject files from the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board, from 1989 Southpower, on a variety of subjects including individual Councils in the Canterbury region, Christchurch Airport, annual statistical returns, New Zealand Post Office, reports of the district, operations and distribution engineers, staffing (including salaries and recruitment), board members memorandums and other correspondence and records relating to Canterbury electricity supply.

Dates: 1966-1994

Found in: Christchurch City Council Archive Collection