Network Connections Technical Group

Call for nominations

We’re evolving the Network Connections Technical Group to advise us on a broader set of projects that will improve network services.

We are looking for new members from industry (distributors, distributed generators, retailers) and access seekers (such as technical or connection process consultants, developers, commercial connectors, charge point operators, etc).

Interested? Please use this nomination form and send your membership nomination to distribution.feedback@ea.govt.nz by 5pm, 10 February 2026.

Role

The Network Connections Technical Group (established in February 2024) provides independent advice to the Electricity Authority on non-price enablers and barriers to large capacity network connections and ways to make the connection process more efficient. It also investigates ways to make the connection process more efficient.

Meeting minutes

The Network Connections Technical Group's meeting minutes are published after they have been approved.

Members

• Ronald Beatty
• Paul Blue
• Gavin Bonnett
• Suzanne Doran
• Tim Edmonds
• Matt Gazzard
• Michael Gibbs
• Trent Tscheuschler
• Howard Wood

Observers

• Dr Stuart Johnston
• Anna Li
• Rupert Holbrook

Key documents