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x- 25 March 2025MERCURY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-GENERATIONMercury NZ Limited has appointed Kevin Taylor as its Chief Operating Officer – Generation, with effect from 8 April 2025.
- 17 March 2025MERCURY ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DEPARTURESMercury NZ Limited today announced that Executive GM Strategic Affairs, Phil Gibson, and Chief People Experience and Technology Officer, Fiona Smith, are stepping down to explore new opportunities.
- 05 March 2025ROB HAMILTON APPOINTED TO MERCURY BOARDMercury is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Hamilton to its Board of Directors, effective 1 April 2025.
- 28 February 2025MAINTENANCE WORK PLANNED FOR CONTROL GATESMercury has begun the second phase of maintenance work for its Control Gates in Taupō.
- 25 February 2025ROBUST PERFORMANCE IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONSCareful portfolio management helped mitigate the full impact of dry weather and reduced generation for Mercury over the period.
- 24 February 2025FLEXIBILITY IS A KEY INGREDIENT FOR TRANSITION'S SUCCESSFlexibility has a critical role to play in New Zealand’s energy transition, helping keep the lights on when demand is high and renewable supply is low.
- 21 February 2025MERCURY DEAL SUPPORTS FONTERRA ELECTRIFICATIONMercury has agreed a long-term contract with Fonterra to support the electrification of their Edgecumbe and Waitoa operations, announced last month.
- 21 January 2025MERCURY ANNOUNCES CFO APPOINTMENTMercury has appointed Richard Hopkins as its Chief Financial Officer, effective 14 April 2025.
- 17 December 2024MERCURY HAS CONFIRMED IT WILL CONSTRUCT A $287M WIND FARM IN NORTHLAND.Northland wind farm propels Mercury’s commitment to new renewable energy to more than $1b over two years. Mercury Chief Executive Stew Hamilton said the decision to construct the Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm demonstrates the company’s commitment to lifting New Zealand’s renewable energy generation.
- 30 October 2024MERCURY ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE TEAM CHANGESMercury NZ Limited’s Chief Executive Stew Hamilton today announces changes to his Executive Leadership Team as the business positions itself to deliver on its new three-year objectives.
- 29 August 2024EROSION REPAIR WORK BEGINS NEAR MERCURY’S TAUPŌ CONTROL GATESRegular maintenance checks of Mercury’s Taupō Control Gates showed that while it is still safe for everyday use, changes need to be made to protect it from erosion.
- 28 August 2024MERCURY STATEMENT ON WINSTONE PULP INTERNATIONALRecent media statements that high spot prices are to blame for the potential closure of Winstone Pulp International are factually incorrect, based on information available to Mercury.
- 20 August 2024MERCURY RESULTS UNLOCK UP TO $1 BILLION OF INVESTMENTMercury’s focus on growth and execution has continued, with the company progressing major renewable projects in FY24.
- 25 July 2024MERCURY BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON KAIWERA DOWNS WIND FARM EXPANSIONMercury has kick started construction of the second and final stage of the Kaiwera Downs wind farm near Gore.
- 22 July 20242024 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING AND DIRECTOR NOMINATIONSMercury NZ Limited will hold its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 19 September 2024.
- 12 July 2024SECOND POWER GENERATION UNIT NEARS COMPLETION AT KARĀPIRO HYDRO STATIONMercury has reached a major milestone in its three-year, $90m upgrade of the Karāpiro Hydro Power Station on the Waikato River.