Vector News - Cricket World Cup is almost here

Cricket World Cup is almost here

Cricket fans from around the world are rushing to get their tickets with just six days before the start of the ICC’s flagship tournament.

The 14 Cricket World Cup 2015 venues around Australia and New Zealand are filling up for what promises to be the most intense competition ever for the silver and gold trophy.

More than 750,000 tickets have been sold to date, well on the way to a predicted total attendance of more than a million.

Australia and New Zealand last hosted the event 23 years ago and the lure of some of the world’s best cricket grounds and the chance for a great holiday is attracting tens of thousands of visitors.

For locals it’s a once in a generation chance to experience the unique atmosphere of a Cricket World Cup in their own backyard. Vector has put on extra teams to ensure the smooth running of the Cricket World Cup.

Network summary for week ending 8 February 2015

Electricity

Waitangi Day saw blustery conditions across much of the Auckland region with a top wind gust of 76 km/h recorded. Tree branches blew onto lines in Papakura, Silverdale, Newmarket, Mt Eden and Dairy Flat.

Emergency services reported a sparking pole in Auckland Central during the week. It turned out to be a street light that was sparking, and not a Vector pole, and the council was notified.

Car v. pole incidents occurred in Tindalls Beach, East Tamaki and Te Atatu during the week. In the Te Atatu incident, a person was trapped in a vehicle, and an emergency shutdown was performed. A Vector pole had to be replaced as a result of this incident.

Vector crews isolated power to buildings at the request of the Fire Service in Avondale and Panmure during the week.

Gas

Damage was isolated after a gas pipe strike in Grey Lynn during the week. No customers were affected.

There were two cases of third party damage to our gas network in Remuera during the week. Our service providers assessed these sites and performed the necessary repairs.

Projects

Stage one of an upgrade to the Kirkbride Road intersection at Auckland Airport will commence this month. Vector will be relocating gas distribution and electricity assets, including 33kV sub transmission cables, to allow the NZTA to upgrade the intersection. The project will be carried out in stages over a two year period.

Shorts

• Vector owns over 18,000 kilometres of overhead and underground lines in the greater Auckland area, and 12,752 of gas pipe lines, almost half of which supply gas to Auckland.

• Vector, proud sponsor of the Arena.

Vector owns and manages a unique portfolio which consists of electricity distribution, gas transmission and distribution, electricity and gas metering installations and data management services, natural gas and LPG and fibre optic networks.

Vector is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange with ticker symbol VCT. Our majority shareholder, with voting rights of 75.4%, is the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT).

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