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Eastland Network is the lines company that keeps the lights on for Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.
We own and maintain the poles, wires and underground cabling used by electricity retailers to deliver power to your place. We also own the region's high voltage transmission network: the steel towers and poles that connect us to the national grid.
Plus, we’re responsible for electric vehicle chargers from the top of the Coast down to Wairoa and Mahia.
Latest news
Firstgas Group acquisition of Eastland Network receives OIO approval and a new name is revealed
Eastland Group and Firstgas Group are pleased to confirm Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval for the acquisition of Eastland Network. The transaction will be completed on 31 March 2023.
Proposed Eastland Network sale: FAQs
On 23 June 2022, Eastland Group and Trust Tairāwhiti announced a plan to sell Eastland Network. More information is now available in response to community questions.
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The team at Eastland Network have a real focus on safety and sustainability.
Upgrading essential infrastructure for regional energy resilience
In February and March, we undertook a significant upgrade project to strengthen the power network in Gisborne’s CBD.
Tairāwhiti's first utility scale solar farm gets green light
Regional infrastructure company Eastland Group has announced that Tairāwhiti’s first utility scale solar farm – which will be built at Gisborne Airport – has the green light to proceed.
Eastland Group and Trust Tairāwhiti announce plan to sell Eastland Network
Eastland Group and sole shareholder Trust Tairāwhiti say right time to unlock value from the company's successful growth to transform for the future.
Reconnecting power to hundreds in state of emergency "extreme"
Keeping the lights on across the whole of the East Coast and Wairoa has always been the aim of lines company Eastland Network, but it was a huge challenge for…
Eastland Network takes to the skies for asset inspections
Eastland Network, the electricity lines company for Wairoa, Gisborne and the East Coast, covers 12,000 square kilometres of often remote or hilly terrain.
Eastland Network Science and Technology Fair winners announced
A last-minute pivot for the Eastland Network Science and Technology Fair meant things were done differently this year but the results are out and prizes have been presented.
Eastland Group and Trust Tairāwhiti take action on climate change
In July 2019, Tairāwhiti-based infrastructure company Eastland Group and their sole shareholder Trust Tairāwhiti signed up to the Climate Leaders Coalition.
