CABLE JOINTER COMPETITION
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Every year as part of Annual Connection, the country’s cable jointers compete in a series of skills-based activities, judged by a panel of experts drawn from within New Zealand’s electricity supply industry (ESI).
Over the three days of Annual Connection each cable jointer completes eight different competition tasks designed to test every aspect of being a cable jointer, from their technical expertise, their on-the-job problem-solving skills, health and safety practices and electrical theory.
The winning cable jointer is announced as part of the Connexis Training Excellence Awards held on the final night of Annual Connection each year.
As well as a chance to show off their incredible skills and expertise, Annual Connection offers New Zealand’s cable jointers a chance to connect with each other, share experiences and learn from each other.

It offers a unique opportunity to show off the work they do to keep New Zealand connected. Work that often goes unseen and under-appreciated in remote areas.
The competition is also a chance for the industry as a whole to showcase just how skilled, varied and in demand careers in the ESI really are.
If you're interested in finding out more about the training pathways related to the Energy Sector,
check out what Connexis offers:
CABLE JOINTER COMPETITION WINNERS 2024
FIRST PLACE

taylor simmonds - omexom
SECOND PLACE

luke PERKINS - omexom
THIRD PLACE

ZAK RAMSEY - WAIPA NETWORKS
ELECTRICAL THEORY
SPONSORED BY Ideal Electrical and the EEA
WINNER
Zak Ramsey (Waipa Networks)
Indoor Termination
SPONSORED BY TE Connectivity
WINNER
Luke Perkins (Omexom)
outdoor Termination
SPONSORED BY TE Connectivity
WINNER
Richard Bishop (The Lines Company)
spiking gun
SPONSORED BY mita consulting
WINNER
Taylor Simmonds (Omexom)
testing to ensure
SPONSORED BY nexans
WINNER
Taylor Simmonds (Omexom)
pit rescue
SPONSORED BY mita consulting
WINNER
Liam Lowson (Northpower Ltd)
hv joint
SPONSORED BY te connectivity
WINNER
Taylor Simmonds (Omexom)
Lv joint
SPONSORED BY te connectivity
WINNER
Luke Perkins (Omexom)
ESITO TROPHY
awarded to the cable jointer competition winner
Taylor Simmonds (Omexom)