North Canterbury News: October 03, 2019
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MainPower<br />
Live Lines<br />
Issue 178<strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Networkupgrade work in Cheviot andWaiau<br />
Work commenced latelastmonth on an<br />
upgradeproject in the Cheviot and Waiau areas.<br />
The work is partofMainPower’s ongoing<br />
maintenanceprogramme andwill help ensure<br />
asafe andreliable supply of electricity to the<br />
region into the future.<br />
Themaintenancework includes replacing some<br />
of the 22kV linesinthe area andisscheduled to<br />
be completed in December.<br />
To reduce the impact on the local community,<br />
MainPower will be carrying out live line work,<br />
where possible. Unfortunately, some planned<br />
power outagesare necessary to carry out this<br />
work safely.<br />
If your propertywillbeaffected by an outage,<br />
youwill receive anotification from your<br />
electricity retailer.<br />
Information about planned power outages<br />
is also available on theMainPowerwebsite,<br />
mainpower.co.nz/outages.<br />
Community<br />
Fund voting<br />
Voting in the<strong>2019</strong>MainPower Community<br />
Fund closes Friday 18 <strong>October</strong>. Get your votes<br />
in nowfor the community groupand school<br />
thatyou think should receive ashare.<br />
$10,000 willbeallocated to <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
schools and $20,000 willbeallocatedto<br />
community groups operating in or serving<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
Thefinalists were selectedfrom nominations<br />
received in the month of August from<br />
membersofthe community.<br />
Fundingrecipientswillbenamed on the<br />
MainPower website after voting has closed.<br />
Visit mainpower.co.nz to vote.<br />
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DOWN<br />
If you seeour crews<br />
working on or near<br />
theroad, please take<br />
special careand<br />
followall signage.<br />
0800 30 90 80<br />
24 hour faults line<br />
mainpower.co.nz<br />
Windy weather<br />
can cause<br />
outages<br />
Thewindy weather at the end of September<br />
wasagoodreminder that it’simportant to<br />
check the trees andothervegetation on your<br />
property to makesurethey aren’t growing too<br />
close to, or overhanging, power lines.<br />
Around one-third of MainPower’s fault call<br />
outsare due to branches andother debris<br />
interfering with power lines.<br />
Do your partand regularly inspect your trees.<br />
Always book arborists that arequalifiedto<br />
worksafely around powerlines.<br />
If you need advice,orwould like to book afree<br />
inspection and quote, call MainPower on<br />
080<strong>03</strong>09080formoreinformation.<br />
MainPower24Hour Faults Line<br />
0800 30 90 80
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