03 July 2026

Mercury welcomes Fast-track approval to develop Puke Kapo Hau Wind Farm (Mahinerangi Wind Farm, stage 2) in Otago.

30 June 2026

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Craig Neustroski, has resigned and will leave the company at the end of July 2026.

29 June 2026

Mahinerangi Wind Farm began generating electricity for the country in February 2011 and was fully commissioned in March that year.

14 May 2026

Mercury is scaling its geothermal platform, committing $75 million to geothermal appraisal drilling for two projects at existing sites near Taupō as part of its next growth phase.

05 May 2026

NEWS: Mercury has started working on improvements to its Maraetai II Hydro Station on the Waikato River. The project will involve refurbishing the turbines, generators, and water intake gates for each of the station’s five generation units.

22 April 2026

Mercury has signed a contract with international technology group ANDRITZ as part of a $590 million upgrade of three of the nine hydro stations on the Waikato River.

22 April 2026

Mercury announced today that it has upgraded its FY2026 EBITDAF guidance from $1.0b to $1.05b.

17 March 2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury has taken another step to boost New Zealand’s renewable energy supply, officially opening the new fifth generation unit at its Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station near Taupō.

24 February 2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury has delivered a strong HY26 performance and continued to invest in renewables at scale, with half ($270 million) of the company’s HY26 earnings reinvested in new and existing generation assets.

21 January 2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: The new fifth unit at Mercury’s Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station, near Taupō, has begun delivering generation to the grid.

26 November 2025

NEWS: Mercury plans to have the first of 36 new wind turbines assembled at Stage 2 of its Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm in Southland by the end of 2025.

04 November 2025

NEWS: An initiative which aims to educate and inspire young minds about renewable energy will be able to extend its reach thanks to new support from Mercury.

21 October 2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury NZ Limited has appointed Michele Mauger as its Chief People Officer. It is intended that Michele joins Mercury in the first quarter of 2026.

10 October 2025

NEWS: Mercury has won the Reader’s Digest Gold Quality Service Award in the Internet Service Providers category this year.

09 October 2025

FEATURE SERIES: Meet some of our people who are making important decisions every day to ensure we’re in a great position for success tomorrow.

02 October 2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mercury NZ Limited has appointed Suraiya Phillimore-Smith as its Chief Customer Officer, with effect from 3 November 2025.