Chatham Islands, New Zealand

CHATHAM ISLANDS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

The Strategic Plan is now in its final draft and also the company Business Plans.  The community workshop was held on Thursday 25th June in the Waitangi Hall, Trustees presented the Strategic Plan to the community and feedback was noted and will be included in the final plan where they were felt appropriate.  Thank you to those members of the public who attended the meetings.  Provision was also made for those who wanted to make a written submission.

CI Council and CI Enterprise Trust representatives met with Government Officials in Wellington on 4 June 2009 to discuss the $20 million Infrastructure fund, infrastructure assets, future developments and the need to fund those developments at the time of writing there has been no response back from Government.  Trustees will be meeting with Annette King during her visit to the Island.

Applications closed for registers of interest for Directors on our Port, Airport, Electricity and Quota companies in May. 

Each Trustee now holds a position of Director on a subsidiary company as listed below:

Phil Seymour                  Chatham Islands Forestry Limited

Greg Horler                     Chatham Islands Ports Limited

Donna Gregory-Hunt        Chatham Islands Quota Holdings Limited

Denise Thomas               Chatham Islands Electricity Limited

Brent Mallinson               Chatham Islands Airport Limited

Local Directors:

Terry Tuanui                       Chatham Islands Electricity Limited

Ngarata Lanauze (Pet)   Chatham Islands Quota Holdings Limited

Josh Thomas                      Chatham Islands Airport Limited ( Josh has been appointed as a CIA Director only from 1 July 2009)

Tom Lanauze                     Chatham Islands Ports Limited (Tom has been appointed as a CIP Director only from 1 July 2009)

Offshore Directors:

This position is still under review               Chatham Islands Electricity Limited

Stuart Hughes                                         Chatham Islands Airport/Ports Limited

Dave Sharp                                             Chatham Islands Quota Holdings Limited

Don Tantrum                                           Chatham Islands Forestry Limited

On behalf of Chatham Islands Electricity Trustees, Directors and Staff wish to thank Alfred Preece Jnr for his contribution as a Director of Chatham Islands Electricity Limited, Alfred has been part of the team since the Trust was established in 1991, we wish him all the best for the future.  Due to other commitments Alfred chose not to put his name forward for re appointment.

A reminder to all members of the community that Basil Morrison and Hugh Rennie have been asked by the Council and CIET to carry out a review to consider whether there are ways in which the Trust and the Council could work together more closely, or become linked together, or merged.  There are several ways in which you can provide your views - email, write, make your views known to the Council or Trust or meet with Hugh and Basil when they are on island.  They will be here 13-16 July.  Responses can be posted to Hugh Rennie QC, PO Box 10242 Wellington or email to   or

If you have misplaced your householder which came with the last Chatham Islander please call the Trust Office for a copy.

A reminder that customers can now pay their accounts to our subsidiary companies by direct debit, please contact Denise Meo for the appropriate forms also eft pos available for payments please remember there is also a free locked drop box situated in the office at Chatham Motors, it is cleared on a regular basis.

Chatham Islands Management is now selling bulk diesel direct to the public please contact the office if you would like to purchase.  All purchases are to be pre paid first.

Jeff Clark is responsible for fuelling fishing boats

Diknee Flemming is handling bulk fuel, home deliveries can be made using our 2000 litre mini tanker

The card dispensing pumps will be installed at "Trust Fuels" at the old "Chatham Fuels" facility  this will allow for fuel  to be purchased 24/7, two bowsers will be available including a fast flow for the filling of tankers.

Any questions please contact the Trust Office.

CHATHAM ISLANDS AIRPORT LIMITED

We have increased the amount of coffee dispensed in the machine to make it stronger, it now takes longer for your cup to fill, please do not take your cup away until the signage shows the process has finished.

This month the cattle stop at the entrance to the airport is being replaced, we ask that you take care approaching as there will be workmen and vehicles in the area, signs will be placed to remind you.

CHATHAM ISLANDS ELECTRICITY LIMITED

As per the House Holder posted to all box holders regarding the decrease in power prices, on reflection Directors enthusiasm to reduce power prices was premature.  CIEL will achieve a loss this financial year.  CIEL needs to use the benefits of lower cost fuel to recover some of those losses made earlier in the year.  These losses occurred when the company absorbed a 16 cent per unit cost in July 2008 with fuel prices peaking at $1.93; 11 cents in August 2009 and 12 cents in September 2008.  The unit price for electricity will remain at 73 cents on 1^st August 2009. 

Fuel prices are starting to rise again but we are looking to hold the current prices as long as possible.  If you have any queries regarding this please contact Ian McFarlane or any of CIEL Directors.

CIEL are currently taking registers of interest for an Electrician Apprenticeship, if you are interested please call our office.

Wind:

CBD officials visited the island last month and have started completing the final plans for the installation of the two 200kw wind turbines.

There are two major issues that need to be dealt with, one involves the capital depreciation on the wind turbines and the other on ways to increase island demand. In essence the more demand there is the cheaper the delivered power prices will be from the turbines. Chatham Islands Electricity Limited is currently negotiating with Moana Pacific to see if they would help in this matter.

CHATHAM ISLANDS ENTERPRISE TRUST