The Lines Company

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Click here for a kW load graph for customers with a Time of Use/Demand meter

Click here for a simplified explanation of lines charges and when The Lines Company is likely to be load controlling.

Click here for the domestic/commercial demand calculator.

Click here for the dairy demand calculator.

Click here to read The Lines Company's Annual Review 2011.

We are the Company that looks after the power line network in the North Island's 'King Country' region of New Zealand.

Our area covers 13,700 km2 and is the largest network area in New Zealand which doesn’t have a major urban centre. This makes us specialists in providing power to out of the way places, including to the highest points in the North Island of New Zealand (the Turoa and Whakapapa skifields on Mount Ruapehu).

The Lines Company area map

As well as keeping power flowing to your home or business, we also provide a full electrical contracting service

Owned by the Waitomo Services and King Country Power Customer Trusts, we came into existence on April 1 1999, as a result of the Government’s electricity industry reforms.

At that time we took over the former King Country Energy (KCE) network, while KCE purchased our two power stations and retail customer base.

Our head office is in Te Kuiti, but we also have a physical presence in Otorohanga, Taumarunui, Turangi, Ohakune, and Mangakino.

We have around 20,000 customers, including domestic consumers and holiday home owners through to major industries like NZ Steel and McDonald's Lime.

The Lines Company
PO Box 281
King Street East
Te Kuiti

Phone 0800 367 546
Phone 07 878 0600
Fax 07 878 7024

Tuesday, 26 July, 2011
CONSULTATION PERIOD EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 22ND JULY
The Lines Company said today it has extended the time for public submissions on its pricing method to end at 5pm on Friday 22nd July.

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Friday, 01 July, 2011
COST REDUCTION MEASURES KEY TO SUSTAINABLE LINES COMPANY
A number of measures taken to reduce operating costs and spreading charges across a wider customer base are the key to a sustainable lines network, according to The Lines Company's annual report released today.

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Friday, 01 July, 2011
PETER TILL APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF THE LINES COMPANY
The Chairman of the Waitomo Energy Services Customer Trust, Ivan Haines, has announced the Trust's appointment of Mr Peter Till as a director of The Lines Company.

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Friday, 03 June, 2011
REPORT WELCOMED DURING CONSULTATION
The Lines Company says it welcomes the release of the NZIER report into its charging methods and their impact in the Ruapehu District.

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Monday, 01 March, 2010
KING COUNTRY ELECTRIC POWER TRUST CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION 2010, WAITOMO ENERGY SERVICES CUSTOMER TRUST CAPITAL DISTRIBUTION 2010 AND MARKET REBATE

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Thursday, 04 May, 2006
TRANSPOWER LEVY BACKDOWN
The Lines Company is no longer going to implement the proposed Transpower levy as from the 1st April 2006.

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Wednesday, 15 March, 2006
NEW PRICING FOR 2006
Click here to view the new pricing charges effective from 1 April 2006

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Thursday, 20 October, 2005
TREE REGULATIONS NOW ONLINE
click here to view the tree regulations

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Tuesday, 18 October, 2005
DISCLOSURE 2005
click here to view the 2005 Disclosure

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Tuesday, 18 October, 2005
LOW FIXED EXEMPTION
click here to view the Low Fixed Exemption notice

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Tuesday, 18 October, 2005
LINE CHARGE METHODOLOGY
click here to view the 2005 line charge methodology

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Friday, 30 September, 2005
THE LINES COMPANY GOES TO DIRECT BILLING.
click here to download the Direct Billing October newsletter. (PDF 66kb)

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Friday, 30 September, 2005
THE LINES COMPANY LIFTS THE MOKAU MORATORIUM SOON.
click here to download the Mokau flyer. (PDF 54kb)

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Saturday, 10 September, 2005
POWER SURGE PROTECTION A MUST
Spike protectors on your switchboard or appliances are a must for those who live in technology driven homes and businesses. Teenage infatuations with the latest mobiles with change-out fashion face plates and multiple ring tones can turn quickly to tears if a power surge occurs while their latest yuppie toy is plugged into a charger.

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Thursday, 30 June, 2005
2005/06 ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN AVAILABLE
The Asset Management Plan for the 2005/06 year has been completed and is available to the public.

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Tuesday, 21 December, 2004
2004 ODV VALUATION COMPLETED
The Lines Company's ODV Valuation as at 31 March 2004 was completed on 17 December 2004.

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Wednesday, 30 June, 2004
THRESHOLD COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT AVAILABLE
The Commerce Commission's Price / Quality Threshold Compliance Document is available for viewing.

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Monday, 12 May, 2003
LOCAL GENERATION GROWING
One of the benefits of the King Country is its abundance of local energy resource. Currently over 32% of the kwhrs used by our local customers is generated locally and this figure is set to expand in the next few years as King Country Energy and other generators, some of them local private operations, bring new projects to fruition.

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Monday, 12 May, 2003
THE LINES COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO EXPLORE LOCAL BROADBAND
The Lines Company and Counties Power have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with the intent to rollout a Wired Country broadband network in The Lines Company home area.

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Monday, 12 May, 2003
THE LINES COMPANY AIMS TO REDUCE OUTAGES
Customers in the King Country have traditionally suffered a relatively high number of power outages. This is primarily due to the rugged terrain that our lines cross, the adverse weather they are exposed to and trees that fall into the lines.

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Monday, 12 May, 2003
CONFUSED 0800
Mighty River Power (0800 4 faults) and The Lines Company (0800 for faults) have very similar 0800 fault numbers and share the same after hours service. Some confusion has arisen from this, as the Mighty River Power number does not have information on The Lines Company’s faults. For fault information The Lines Company can be reached on: 0800 FOR FAULTS