The cheque is in the mail . . .
Cheques don’t actually go in the mail these days, but Top Energy customers will get a nice surprise when they receive this month’s power bill, which will include a lines charge discount credited to their account.
Top Energy chief executive Russell Shaw said the credit would be welcome in the lead up to Christmas.
“All eligible
electricity account holders, regardless of how they pay, will see the credit on their November power bill issued by their electricity retailer,” he said.
The credit would be based on the level of energy used, 90 per cent of customers receiving a $200 rebate.
Commercial clients would receive more, and low-usage customers less.
Mr Shaw said the credit, which would return $6 million to the lines company’s 31,000 customers, was a sign of continued investment in the Far North.
“In the next 10 years we will invest $170 million in our network and $165 million in new generation, to ensure a highquality and secure supply of power for the people of the Far North,” he added.
Owned by Northlanders via the Top Energy Consumer Trust, Top Energy was committed to providing a reliable and resilient electricity network that remained up to date with evolving technologies, such as localised generation and microgrids, he added.
More information about the lines charge credit was available at www.topenergy.co.nz Police in Kaitaia are once again calling on the public to locate three of the people on the current wanted list.
A warrant was issued for 26-yearold Kereana Lawton’s arrest when she failed to appear in the Manukau District Court on violence charges, while the warrant for 34-year-old Freedom Pirini was issued when he failed to appear in the Kaitaia District Court, also on violence charges.
Fifty-threeyear-old Kaitaia man Gordon Edwards is also wanted by the Kaitaia District Court.
Anyone who has any information regarding the whereabouts of any of the three is asked to contact Senior Sergeant Russell Richards at the Kaitaia police station, phone (09) 408-6511.