Powerco
Rochelle West is an experienced communications professional with a diverse background in corporate and freelance writing. Currently serving as a Corporate Communications Specialist and Marketing Communications Consultant at Powerco since 2013, Rochelle also owns West Quinn Communications & Writing and has provided consulting services since 2016. Previously, Rochelle held roles as a Communications Advisor and Writer at Port Taranaki from 2016 to 2022 and was a Freelance Writer from 2007 to 2013. Early career experience includes a decade as a Journalist at Taranaki Daily News, with roles spanning from Deputy Chief Reporter to local and political news reporting. Rochelle holds a Bachelor of Communication Studies from Auckland University of Technology.
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Powerco
Our business is in lines and pipes, the vital infrastructure that connects homes and businesses with the electricity and gas they need. Powerco is New Zealand’s largest electricity distributor in terms of network length (27,900km) and has the second largest number of electricity connections (336,000). The company also has the second largest gas distribution network (5815km) and the largest number of gas connections (106,000). It is one of only two dual-energy distributors in the country. We have around 430 (full-time equivalent) employees across branches in New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington and Tauranga.