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PRESS RELEASE           Te Awamutu, October 25, 2024: The future of New Zealand’s electricity supply industry (ESI) looks bright, with the country’s top trainees recognised at an awards ceremony in Waikato. The Connexis Excellence Awards, recognising the best and brightest trainees in New Zealand’s ESI were named at a ceremony to close the industry’s iconic Annual

                    “I keep telling the team we’re not going to defend the title, we’re going to win the competition. It’s a totally different mindset.”   As foreman for the The Lines Company line mechanic team, entered in Annual Connection 2024, Wiremu Te Tawharo is keeping his crew focused and motivated.  

Jono Ackroyd, Cable Jointer Competition Manager When Jono Ackroyd entered the electrical supply industry (ESI) 24 years ago, he was entering the family business. “I was employed in 2000 by a community owned co-op company called Electricity Ashburton, now trading as EA Networks. My father had worked there for nearly three decades as a civil construction cable jointer. Like many

Sparks are set to fly in the Waikato later this month as New Zealand’s best line mechanics and cable jointers go head-to-head in a competition designed to showcase the electricity supply industry skills that keep the country connected. Annual Connection 2024 will see cable jointers and line mechanic teams from energy companies around the country competing over three days and judged

  Warren Hedley, Line Mechanic Competition Manager Warren’s history with Annual Connection dates back 20 years to 2004 when he competed in the line mechanic competition, taking out a couple of first places in different contests. He then took on a judging role for eight years, before stepping up to line mechanic competition manager. “I’m thoroughly loving this role, firstly

Wellington, September 2023: The best of New Zealand’s line mechanics and cable jointers will be going head-to-head in Invercargill in September, showing off the skills that keep the country’s electricity connected. Annual Connection 2023, proudly hosted by Southland’s electricity management company, PowerNet in conjunction with Connexis | Te Pūkenga will see line mechanic crews and cable jointers compete in events that