ISCR Members
Contact Energy
Contact Energy is a government owned business that was set up in accordance with the Companies Act and State Enterprises Act to operate in a competitive electricity market. It aims to pass on the benefits of competition to consumers.
Represented by: John Woods, Manager of Strategy and Planning
Fonterra Co-operative Group
Fonterra is a leading multinational dairy company, co-operatively owned by 13,000 New Zealand supplier shareholders. Exporting 95% of its shareholders' production, Fonterra is the world's largest exporter of dairy products, responsible for a third of international dairy trade across open borders. Fonterra's global supply chain stretches from its shareholders' farms to consumers in 140 countries. Collecting more than 13 billion litres of milk a year, it manufactures and markets over 1.8 million tonnes of product annually, making it the world's leader in large scale milk procurement, processing and management.
Represented by: Alex Duncan, Director Corporate Finance
Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy is the largest of the three state owned enterprises formed from the split of ECNZ early in 1999. It generates more than 30% of New Zealand's electricity from its eight hydro power stations on the Waitaki River system, the country's largest hydro power station at Manapouri in Fiordland and its Wellington wind turbine. It also retails electricity to commercial and domestic customers throughout New Zealand.
Represented by: Gillian Blythe, Regulatory Strategy Manager
Powerco Ltd
Powerco is New Zealand's second largest electricity and gas distribution company. Its network area spreads across the upper central and lower central North Island servicing approximately 400,000 consumers representing 46 percent of the gas connections and 16 percent of the electricity connections in New Zealand. In Australia, Powerco is also developing a major natural gas network in Tasmania.
Represented by: Richard Krogh, Chief Operating Officer
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd
Telecom New Zealand is the principal supplier of telecommunication services in New Zealand, providing local, national and international telephone services as well as data communication, directories, cellular, paging, mobile, radio and internet services.
Represented by: Antony Srzich, Strategic Policy Manager
Transpower
Transpower is the state owned enterprise that owns and operates the national grid, made up of transmission lines, substations, switchyards and control centres that delivers power to consumers.
Represented by: Richard Fletcher, Regulatory Strategy Manager
Vector Ltd
Vector is one of New Zealand's largest network infrastructure companies with a portfolio of businesses and services delivering electricity, gas, and high-speed broadband voice and data communications in the Auckland and Wellington regions.
Represented by: Nathan Strong, Regulatory Advisor
Victoria University of Wellington
Founded in 1899, Victoria University prides itself on academic excellence and has an international reputation for the quality and range of courses, degrees and other programs it offers. It is one of New Zealand's leading research institutions.
Represented by:
- Bob Buckle, Pro Vice Chancellor
- Ian Macintosh, Manager Research and Commercial
Westpac Institutional Bank
Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) provides a range of financial services to Australasian businesses operating in the corporate, institutional, government and semi-government markets. With local expert providers and access to its Australian colleagues, WIB aspires to provide innovative solutions in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, all forms of capital raising, financial markets, transaction services and international trade.
Represented by: David McLean, Head of Westpac Institutional Bank NZ