Vector Limited

Article summary

Vector Limited is a New Zealand energy company, which runs a portfolio of businesses delivering energy and communication services across Australasia and the Pacific. Its primary business is electricity distribution, along with distributing piped gas. It also has a bottled gas business, owns a fibre optic cable network (Vector Fibre), deploys electricity and gas meters (through a 50 percent ownership in Bluecurrent - previously Vector Metering), manages solar infrastructure projects and offers cybersecurity services and a data platform. Entrust, formerly named Auckland Energy Consumer Trust, owns around three quarters of its shares, and had full ownership until 2005.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1922 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1922". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359615494