2016 - Electric vehicle Charging Station

The Eastern Bay’s first electric vehicle fast charger was installed by Horizon at Otuawhaaki, near the visitor information centre on Quay Street, Whakatāne in December 2016.

Horizon Energy service delivery manager Colin Botha, acting Eastern Bay Energy Trust chairman David Bulley, Horizon chairman Tony de Farias, Horizon networks general manager Derek Caudwell and Horizon chief executive Ajay Anand at the unveiling of Whakatāne’s new electric vehicle charging station.