Bringing electricity and fibre to Northland
Working with Northpower
If you’re tackling DIY around your place, looking to build or move, or need general advice about your electricity or fibre connection here’s what you need to know and how we can work with you to get things underway!
Planning to move or build?
Working safely around power
Outages and faults
Check for outages
Preparing for outages
Our electricity network
Northpower’s electricity network includes more than 6,600km of line, servicing over 63,000 connected customers across one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s fastest growing regions.
Our network connects to the national electricity grid and carries electricity to local substations, then across our lines to provide safe, secure and reliable electricity to homes and business across the region.
New connections
Find out about getting connected
Energy retailers
Get the best power deal for your home
Disconnections
Learn how to get power disconnected
Our fibre network
Northpower’s ultra-fast fibre network connects Northland to the world, with over 25,000 connected customers enjoying lightening broadband speed for home, work, school and play.
Find out if you can get fibre at your place, and how to join a fibre retailer to get connected.
Planning to build?
How to incorporate fibre into your plans
Fibre coverage maps
Where you can get Northpower Fibre
Fibre residential retailers
Sign up for fibre today!
Tips to cut down on power use
Here’s some great ideas around reducing your power use – that’s great for the environment as well as your wallet!
Free advice on reducing power use
No hot water?
Learn more about what to do and who to contact if you have no hot water at home.
Help with hot water
You and your fibre network
Here’s everything you need to know about fibre, and how to get connected.
The fibre install process
How to get the best from your fibre connection
Check out our free advice and top tech tips on how to get a great fibre connection.
Getting a great fibre connection
Understanding electricity pricing
Learn about the charges on your power bill and where to access financial support if you need it.
What's included in your electricity bill
Home energy education programme
Access to financial support
Northpower pricing documents
Trees and vegetation
Renewable energies
If you’re thinking about switching to renewable energy, we’ve got lots of practical advice and things to consider whether you’re installing solar energy, going off-grid, looking to sell power back to the grid or purchasing an electric vehicle.
Electric vehicles
Solar energy
Going off-grid
Selling energy back to the grid
Staying safe
Staying safe around electricity whether you’re at home, doing work around your place or out enjoying Northland’s stunning outdoors.
Tips to keep safe at home
Check before you dig
Trimming trees and vegetation
