Planning the next decade
Investing in infrastructure, Northpower is planning $414 million in upgrades and new assets to support growth in Kaipara and Whangārei.
Annual Report 2026
29 June 2026
Double the fibre speed
We delivered a significant fibre broadband speed boost to 18,000 Northlanders on the Northpower Fibre network as we completed speed upgrades to the main residential plans.
Northpower Fibre, operating in the Whangārei and Kaipara Districts, proficiently delivered the technical upgrades, joining a nationwide effort to give New Zealanders significantly faster broadband.
Northpower Fibre co-ordinated upgrades with all the residential Internet Service Providers on the Northpower Fibre Network, with residential consumers on Northpower Fibre’s most popular plans receiving faster upload/download speeds. Plans that were 50/10 Mbps changed to 100/20 Mbps and plans that were 300/100 Mbps are now 500/100 Mbps.
“It’s a major upgrade for our community,” says Northpower Fibre Chief Executive Darren Mason. “We’re essentially giving people huge improvements in their fibre speeds and the performance that comes with fibre networks that are the gold standard for internet connectively in our region.”
Northpower Fibre continues to keep planning for the future by monitoring demand and providing fibre broadband users the experience they expect. This means more reliable connections, quicker downloads, smoother video calls, and better online viewing experiences for homes with multiple devices.
The project has been a high-speed success story, with over 15,000 upgrades completed in just seven working days and the remainder completed at the end of 2025. The Northpower Fibre Boost is a part of a New Zealand-wide initiative by local fibre companies.
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