Outages and faults

To report an electricity fault in the Whangārei and Kaipara regions please phone us on 0800 10 40 40.

In case of an emergency during a power outage, phone 111 immediately.

Network status

We currently have 1 unplanned electricity outage and no unplanned fibre outages.

(List of outages)

There are 4 planned electricity shutdowns scheduled for today. To report a fault, call 0800 10 40 40

We have 1 unplanned electricity outage

If you are without power, please check planned electricity outages, or call us on 0800 10 40 40

Power interrupted 24th October at 2:20am
Our fault team are onsite making repairs to our network after finding broken HV line and hardware. We expect the power to be restored by 10:00am, we will update you when we know more. Please treat all lines and equipment as LIVE at all times. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Cause
Overhead Line Fault
Estimated Restore Time
10:00am
Customers Affected
191
Equipment Description
NGUNGURU, CB 1032 Matapouri
Last Updated
24th October at 7:28am
INCD-26401-A

Areas affected
Tutukaka, Matapouri
Power interrupted 24th October at 2:20am
Our fault team are onsite making repairs to our network after finding broken HV line and hardware. We expect the power to be restored by 10:00am, we will update you when we know more. Please treat all lines and equipment as LIVE at all times. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Cause
Overhead Line Fault
Estimated Restore Time
10:00am
Customers Affected
191
Equipment Description
NGUNGURU, CB 1032 Matapouri
Last Updated
24th October at 7:28am
INCD-26401-A

Please note:

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Our outage map shows the general area of current faults and are displayed for indicative purposes only.

Treat all lines as live at all times.

Make sure you are well prepared for a power outage

It’s important that you and your whānau plan ahead to keep safe during power outages.

These may be unplanned, or the result of unplanned outages, such as cars hitting power poles or storms.

Here’s some advice to help you and your family, friends and neighbours prepare and keep safe during storms or other situations that may affect your power supply.