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Mainpower Annual Review Making a Difference MainPower is committed to Doing the right thing Outlook supporting the communities of We encourage our employees to reach out and Planned initiatives for the coming year include an North Canterbury and Kaikoura. actively participate in our local community. This independent review of our sponsorship programme year we have assisted staff to become involved in to ensure it adheres to industry best-practice MainPower supports a number of programmes and Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand’s signature and represents a fair and equitable programme events each year with a focus on youth, community fundraising event Shave for a Cure, join Big Brothers of community support. We are also reviewing energy efficiency programmes and activities, Big Sisters of North Canterbury’s school-based our energy efficiency strategy to ensure that we environmental sustainability and economic mentoring programme, and participate in the continue to support and encourage energy efficient development. fundraising campaign for the RSA Poppy Appeal. initiatives in our region. ENERGY ADVICE ENERGY SERVICE YOUTH Community Power EFFICIENCY Ownership 60 INSULATION IN home energy NETWORK AREA checks, phone and online advice and outreach talks within the region at no cost each year. 75 low income households MAINPOWER provided with insulation at no cost each year. NORTH CANTERBURY to the PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY & WAISWIM PROGRAMME SECONDARY MAINPOWER Annually delivering close to SCHOOL PRIZES PRIMARY SCHOOLS 35,000 swimming lessons to MAINPOWER Close to COACHING HURUNUI NATURAL 3,478 children from PROGRAMME ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENT FUND $7,000 Sport coaching sessions provided Over 10 years, awarded each annually to 6,500 students in SUSTAINABILITY $110,000 in grants year to outstanding has been awarded to 35 students in our schools. region’s primary and secondary People 42 schools. schools. 50 MAINPOWER recipients to assist with work that protects, restores or YOUTH SPORTS reinstates indigenous biodiversity SCHOLARSHIPS MAINPOWER in the Hurunui District. In ten years, over $140,000 NORTH has been awarded to CANTERBURY SPORTS AWARDS Recognising ECONOMIC the outstanding DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE NORTH 48 performance of our CANTERBURY young stars region in terms of Supporting the growth of existing to help support their sporting pursuits NORTH CANTERBURY businesses and promoting sporting careers. since RADIO TRUST new business in the region. Ensuring community radio 2009. station COMPASS FM can continue to broadcast to its NORTH CANTERBURY listeners in the region. BUSINESS AWARDS Recognising exceptional businesses in our region since 2008. Agenda MainPower has a sponsorship 1. Apologies Who is eligible? programme to support Notice of 2. To receive the Directors’ Report and Financial Statements • Charitable organisations serving the the communities of North for the year ended 31 March 2015 and the Report of the North Canterbury and Kaikoura region. Auditor thereon. Canterbury and Kaikoura. We 3. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Directors have resolved have $10,000 to giveaway • Local branches of charitable Annual Meeting and we’re asking for your organisations or localised charitable that no dividend will be payable. 4. Election of Directors help by telling us which local programmes primarily serving the The Annual Meeting of shareholders of MainPower community or neighbourhood North Canterbury and Kaikoura region. - Pursuant to the Constitution to elect one Director on Help us groups you think need the New Zealand Limited will be held at MainPower the retirement by rotation of Mr P.A. Cox. • Cultural organisations with tax Mr Cox, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. money the most. To get involved, deductible status serving the North head office, 172 Fernside Road, Rangiora on - Pursuant to the Constitution to elect one Director on visit our website and let us know Canterbury and Kaikoura region. Monday 31 August 2015 commencing at 5.30pm. the retirement by rotation of Mr T. Burt. which three groups you think Mr Burt, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. spend we should support. • Schools in the North Canterbury and An invitation is extended to all North Canterbury 5. To consider the Directors’ recommendation that the total Kaikoura region. and Kaikoura residents to attend. Non-Executive Directors’ remuneration for MainPower New Zealand Ltd and its subsidiary companies for the Why not spread the word, help out your 2015-2016 financial year remains at a maximum of local groups and tell your family and To find out more $300,000 excluding Goods and Services Tax. friends to get online and vote now. You can discover more about MainPower by visiting our 6. To appoint Deloitte as Auditor in accordance with section 196(1) of the Companies Act 1993 and to Voting closes 31 August 2015. website www.mainpower.co.nz. You can also email us anytime authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the $10,000 at [email protected] or phone us on 03 311 8300. Auditor. 7. To consider any general business which may be properly A copy of MainPower’s 2015 Annual Report and Statement of Financial brought before the meeting. www.mainpower.co.nz Accounts is available on our website www.mainpower.co.nz. If you would like a copy posted to you, please call us on 03 311 8300 or email [email protected]. Performance Chief Executive’s Highlights 2014–2015 Message Financials “As we look to the year ahead, NET PROFIT Becoming our commitment is to continue before tax and rebates 2015 to keep the lights on for our customer 37,000 customers in the region and deliver on our promise of MainPower $15.5 focused improved customer service.” million Welcome to our 2015 Annual Review, this This will require some work on our part. New Zealand 2014 $17.7M 2013 $18.7M is an opportunity for MainPower to share We need to ensure that we have empowered is a community with our customers and shareholders, our and engaged employees with a willingness performance and outlook for the year ahead. for change and inspirational leadership and Limited owned electricity 2015 As an essential service provider, we are management to help drive change. distributor. We are responsible for NETWORK CAPITAL responsible for delivering a safe, secure and MainPower unquestionably performs at delivering and maintaining a safe, secure INVESTMENT $25.3 reliable supply of electricity to our region. its best in times of emergency, for example and reliable power supply to more than million MainPower has had a strong business during natural disasters and major weather performance over the 2014/15 financial year, events. Customer and community research 37,000 customers in the North Canterbury 2014 $14.6M 2013 $16.1M we have continued our comprehensive continually shows that this is the time when and Kaikoura region. Our network of 2015 programme of new network investment we shine. Our objective going forward is 4,932 kilometres of overhead lines and QUALIFYING and maintained network asset renewal and to ensure that we maintain that level of CUSTOMER replacement, ensured network reliability, performance for the entire year. underground cables delivers electricity REBATES $9.257 and kept our employees and the public safe. We realise that to achieve this, we need to our region’s homes, businesses, million The owners of MainPower, the people of to think and do things differently. We schools and communities. 2014 $8.447M 2013 $8.251M North Canterbury and Kaikoura, can have recently went out and asked a selection confidence in what has been achieved on of our customers to complete a customer 2015 their behalf as shareholders. service survey, to collect feedback that we COMMUNITY As a community-owned enterprise, can use to understand ways we can improve SUPPORT $320,495 our responsibility is about more than our customer service experience. We are maintaining a strong financial result. continually working on elevating service quality to the highest level and need your 2014 $313,500 2013 $304,000 During the year, we credited $9.3M in qualifying customer rebates as part of help to get there. If you have any feedback our profit distribution programme. Direct or questions, I am always available and I funding and in-kind sponsorship support encourage you to take the opportunity to Photo taken by MainPower employee John Woodrow. Community ownership of MainPower entitles totalling in excess of $300,000 provided real contact me directly. customers and the local communities to a share of value to local communities, ranging from Having joined as MainPower’s second venue sponsorship such as the MainPower only Chief Executive in January this year, profit. Qualifying customers receive a rebate or ‘pay Oval, through to supporting volunteer following the retirement of Managing back’ which is credited on your monthly electricity organisations like the local agricultural Director Allan Berge, my orientation into Our electricity network bill. MainPower also provides profit distribution and pastoral associations. I’d particularly the enterprise has only just begun. The like to acknowledge our employees who positive reception I have received, not just spans approximately in the form of funding for community initiatives, are making a difference in the community from MainPower employees, but also from which is administered through our community through their participation in volunteer and business leaders and the local community, support sponsorship programme. fundraising programmes. has been encouraging. As we look to the year MainPower has a proud history of ahead, our commitment is to continue to servicing the region for close to 100 years. In keep the lights on for our 37,000 customers recent years we have experienced significant in the region and deliver on our promise of Kaikoura growth and all of the challenges that go improved customer service. Network along with it, including growth in residential developments and changes in land use to NEW more intensive models of farming and the 11,18 0 CONNECTIONS 2015 demand for irrigation.
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