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Community
Getting to know the community
When settling into a community for the long haul, the locals become some of our most important stakeholders. So we try our best to fit in with the folks around us by offering a bit of hands-on learning.
Some of our favourites to date have been the Tracks and Rollers Course we offered to the local maraes during the cyclone recovery work, and our locally famous digger days where the kids get to see the life size versions of their toys.
Sponsorship
Being part of the community has always meant helping wherever we can. We often sponsor local Maraes and schools, and we’re huge supporters of grassroots sports teams as well. We are proud sponsors for the Taupo Netball Centre for the 2025 season through targeted sponsorship initiatives. Contributions have helped fund the renovations, provided Player of the Day vouchers, and supported the Under 14 Taupo Netball Representative Team with gear and development costs.
Considering we’re in a slightly more dangerous industry, we also love to support those who help out in times of need, like Westpac Chopper and the Auckland Starship Hospital.
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Volunteering
Our team has a knack for fixing problems out in the wild. One of our last volunteering projects was on Tiritiri Matangi, an Island that’s home to some of NZ’s rarest birds. During the job, they discovered that most of the island’s ponds couldn’t hold water in the dry months. In fact, staff were putting out trays of water to aid the wildlife.
Our team brought this to our board, who signed off funding for the transportation and installation of geosynthetic clay liners into four of the ponds. As a result, the leaking stopped and the wildlife now have a consistent supply of standing water all year around.
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Following the devastating impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, our rural roads in Dartmoor were left heavily damaged and impassable, cutting off vital access for residents, farmers, and emergency services. From the outset, the Hicks team stepped in with professionalism, urgency, and genuine care for our community. The Hicks team has worked tirelessly to stabilise slips, and rebuild key sections of the Dartmoor road network. Communication was excellent throughout the process, and they consistently went the extra mile to minimise disruption to local residents. The quality of the repair work has been outstanding – built not just to restore, but to better withstand future events. We are deeply grateful for their commitment and expertise. Their efforts have been instrumental in helping Dartmoor recover and reconnect after such a difficult time. The Dartmoor Community recently invited the Hicks team to a Community BBQ in appreciation for their hard work, dedication, long hours and the respect and care they have shown to our community throughout the recovery process. We would not hesitate to recommend them for any future infrastructure projects. “
Contact Energy culture is to work collaboratively with our contractors while also trusting that they are the experts. Hick Bros fitted this mould very well and we appreciated their ability and enthusiasm to put forward new ideas to optimise the project delivery and outcome.
“[HBRC] were super impressed with our efforts to protect wetlands, RAPs and EIA. They said nobody else goes to this level of thought and effort and to see it across such a large & challenging work area was exceptional.”
Working within Contact Energy’s safety rules and standards, as there was some operational plant around the site, was an increase in safety requirements to what I would say the industry standards are. Hicks were very obliging to adapt to these requirements and had no hesitation bringing in the systems or equipment required to do so.
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