MERIDIAN - BAD FORM

This isn't very smart... We are big supporters of Powershop - a subsidiary of the SOE Meridian.

Meridian is a company that has managed to carve a nice wee niche out in the market by getting into " sustainable renewable energy projects" Project that are often subsidised.

Anyway, its a well known fact that this blog supports the government exploring the mineral potential of  this country .

So it was with some surprise that we find Meridian,  the Govt owned company, taking a swipe at the government on the Powershop website with an anti mining power pack. We think that this is very bad form.

They need a telling off..

Standard Power

No Mining

Power to the People

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Use by:
31-Aug-2010

Purchase restrictions
Max: 1 pack per week

$10.00
PER PACK

This product has sold out.

No Mining

Well done you lot. The people of New Zealand have spoken and the resounding response to our entreat to protect our free land is

"No Mining".

So, to celebrate there's a 'No Mining' special in store right now.

Power To The People.

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There are only a limited number of 'No Mining' Packs available and you can only purchase one pack per customer. Units must be used before the first time Powershop reviews your account after the "Use by" date.

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  September

PEOPLE PAY TWICE FOR POWER

We have been watching the expansion of the -DOC gets paid to back off grizzling about the Lammamoor Wind Farm by Meridian storyC -today . DOC gets paid $175k by an SOE ( government run company) and gets a hush clause in the agreement for backing off objecting to the development. And apparently its not the only time DOC got paid for its silence.

So here's the kicker - the Nelson Evening Mail reports this afternoon that Meridian is putting up power bills which will cost consumers about $10 bucks extra on their bills a month. No bloody wonder if they have to keep forking out kickback money to DOC to get projects up and running.


UPDATE : Bugger me Barnsley Bill has just alerted us to the fact that Trust power was flinging the kickbacks around as well. What it really shows is how the RMA process promotes corruption.
and UPDATING THE UPDATE - ALF Grumble has done some serious research into this issue. ( Obviously Monday must be an AFD - Alcohol Free Day. ) as his post on this issue here is big and substantive - well worth a look see.

Time for a sort out, Time for some transparency and time for some pragmatism.