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x- 10 July 2025MERCURY POWERS YOUTH ARTS AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURES IN MANAWATŪNEWS: Mercury has allocated two one-off grants, and launched a community fund, to give a helping hand to those making a difference in the Manawatū region.
- 08 July 2025MERCURY SIGNS LONG-TERM PPA WITH VISYANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury has reached a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Visy, a global leader in packaging, recycling and logistics.
- 03 July 2025RAINFALL BOOSTS HYDRO LAKESNEWS: Recent rainfall has helped replenish our hydro lakes, easing pressure on electricity generation this winter.
- 23 June 2025TURITEA WIND FARM MARKS TWO YEARSNEWS: New Zealand’s largest wind farm has just marked two years of full generation, delivering impressive performance stats and a boost to the nation’s renewable energy supply.
- 10 June 2025MERCURY INVESTOR DAY 2025ANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury is hosting its Investor Day 2025 in Rotorua today.
- 26 May 2025KARĀPIRO UPGRADE MARKS MIDWAY POINT IN WAIKATO HYDRO SYSTEM REBURBISHMENT PROGRAMMENEWS: Mercury is reaching the midway point in a major 26-year programme to refurbish its nine hydro stations, helping to improve the country’s security of supply.
- 15 May 2025RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury has today announced that Lorraine Witten has confirmed her intention not to stand for re-election at this year’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
- 15 May 2025NEW EXECUTIVE ROLE TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTHANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury has appointed Craig Neustroski to a new executive role, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, effective 1 October 2025
- 30 April 2025MERCURY HELPS POWER UP THE ENERGY TRANSITION FRAMEWORKNEWS: Mercury has committed to the newly formed Energy Transition Framework, joining 32 organisations working collectively to ensure our energy system remains secure, affordable and supports a high-growth economy as it transforms.
- 24 April 2025MERCURY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICERANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury NZ Limited is pleased to announce that senior energy executive Catherine Thompson has been appointed as Mercury’s new Chief Sustainability Officer and will start the role on 28 July 2025.
- 16 April 2025FY2025 EBITDAF GUIDANCE REVISED TO $760mANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury announced today that it has revised its FY2025 EBITDAF guidance from $820m to $760m.
- 27 March 2025MERCURY, ENERGY MINISTER BREAK GROUND ON NORTHLAND'S FIRST WIND FARMANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury Chief Executive Stew Hamilton and Energy Minister Simon Watts today ceremoniously broke the ground of the $287 million Kaiwaikawe Wind Farm, near Dargaville.
- 25 March 2025MERCURY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-GENERATIONANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury NZ Limited has appointed Kevin Taylor as its Chief Operating Officer – Generation, with effect from 8 April 2025.
- 17 March 2025MERCURY ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DEPARTURESANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury 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 BOARDANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury 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 GATESNEWS: Mercury has begun the second phase of maintenance work for its Control Gates in Taupō.