Orion New Zealand Limited (Orion) is an electricity distribution company based in Christchurch New Zealand. The company was formed under its current name in December 1998. Orion is owned by Christchurch City Council (89%) and Selwyn District Council (11%). In 2009 Orion posted a $50m profit with $44m in dividends going to the shareholding councils. Orion has over 14 000 km of lines and cables delivering 3 325 GWh pa to 186 000 customer connections.
It is the successor of the Southpower .
Key people are Geoff Vazey and acting CEO.