Planned outages
To provide a safe and reliable supply of electricity we must ensure the network is well maintained. We are required to shut down live electricity in the following areas for our team to work safely.
The areas listed below are approximate and all those affected by a planned outage should have received notification from their retailer. If you are unsure, please phone your retailer. If you require any further information regarding the following shutdowns, please call our 24/7 faults line on 0800 206 207. For updates on unplanned power outages, please check our Facebook page or call our faults line.
| Region | Date | Ref | Area affected | Duration | Reason | Customers | Alternative date | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast | 7th Aug 2024 (Wed) | 3116 | Mata Rd Ihungia Rd Waitaha Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 33 | 8th Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| East Coast | 17th Aug 2024 (Sat) | 3130 | Potae St Beach Rd Tokomaru St Waima St Hikirangi St | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To Carryout Tree Cutting | 112 | 24th Aug 2024 (Sat) | Scheduled |
| Region | Date | Ref | Area affected | Duration | Reason | Customers | Alternative date | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gisborne | 26th Jul 2024 (Fri) | 3098 | Bruce Rd | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | To Carryout Shelter belt trimming | 9 | 29th Jul 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 26th Jul 2024 (Fri) | 3099 | Motu Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 8 | 29th Jul 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 26th Jul 2024 (Fri) | 5100b | Wainui Rd Hamilton Drive Sponge Bay Rd Steel Rd Duke St | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To install 11kV Poles | 106 | 29th Jul 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 28th Jul 2024 (Sun) | 3101 | Stanley Rd Innes St | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | To Replace Switchgear | 15 | 4th Aug 2024 (Sun) | Moved to alternate date |
| Gisborne | 29th Jul 2024 (Mon) | 5101 | Wharekiri Rd | 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM | To replace LV Pole | 3 | 8th Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 30th Jul 2024 (Tue) | 3093 | Waiomoko Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 9 | 6th Aug 2024 (Tue) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 30th Jul 2024 (Tue) | 3055a | Crawford Rd De Lautour Rd Rutene Rd Shaw St | 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace Switchgear | 115 | 31st Jul 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 30th Jul 2024 (Tue) | 3100 | Kanakanaia Rd Waitangi Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace poles | 28 | 31st Jul 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 31st Jul 2024 (Wed) | 3094 | Waiomoko Rd Wharekiri Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 26 | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 31st Jul 2024 (Wed) | 3106 | Lavenham Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace HV Poles | 6 | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3103 | Goodwin Rd Darwin Rd Riverside Rd Cave Rd | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | To replace Transformer Pole | 55 | 8th Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3104 | Kanakanaia Rd Waitangi Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace poles | 28 | 2nd Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3109 | Oak St ELM St | 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | To Replace Switchgear | 48 | 2nd Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 2nd Aug 2024 (Fri) | 3105 | Kanakanaia Rd Waitangi Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace poles | 28 | 5th Aug 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 4th Aug 2024 (Sun) | 3101 | Stanley Rd Innes St | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | To Replace Switchgear | 15 | 4th Aug 2024 (Sun) | Scheduled (Alternate Day) |
| Gisborne | 5th Aug 2024 (Mon) | 3095 | Panikau Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 9 | 12th Aug 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 5th Aug 2024 (Mon) | 3125 | Whatatutu Rd | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM | To Upgrade Transformer | 2 | 6th Aug 2024 (Tue) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 5th Aug 2024 (Mon) | 3126 | Whatatutu Rd | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | To Upgrade Transformer | 5 | 6th Aug 2024 (Tue) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 6th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3114 | Kanakanaia Rd Waitangi Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace 11kV poles | 28 | 7th Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 7th Aug 2024 (Wed) | 3097 | Panikau Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 9 | 14th Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 7th Aug 2024 (Wed) | 5104 | Lytton Rd | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | To Connect New 400V cable | 8 | 8th Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 8th Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3115 | Kanakanaia Rd Waitangi Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace 11kV poles | 28 | 9th Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 9th Aug 2024 (Fri) | 3102 | Panikau Rd Stevens Rd Mihiwhetu Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | To replace 11kV poles | 30 | 16th Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 9th Aug 2024 (Fri) | 3117 | Pitchers Rd | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM | To Carryout works on HV line | 7 | 10th Aug 2024 (Sat) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 13th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3120 | Motu Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 8 | 14th Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 13th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 5106 | School Rd | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | To Carryout Works on LV Line | 15 | 14th Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 14th Aug 2024 (Wed) | 3123 | Waimata Valley Rd Marshall Rd | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | To Relocate 11kV Pole | 13 | 15th Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 15th Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3121 | Motu Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 8 | 16th Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 15th Aug 2024 (Thu) | 5102 | Paraone Rd Worsley Rd | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Connect new cables at Pole | 25 | 16th Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 16th Aug 2024 (Fri) | 3122 | Motu Rd Moutohora Rd | 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 6 | 19th Aug 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 19th Aug 2024 (Mon) | 5096A | McDonald St Wauchope St | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Replace pillars & install fuses | 42 | 26th Aug 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 20th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3118 | Andrews Rd Waiomoko Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 3 | 22nd Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 20th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3128 | Matawai Rd Te Wera Rd Moanui Rd Koranga Rd State Highway 2 Te Karaka | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 64 | 21st Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 20th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3129 | State Highway 2 Te Karaka | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | To Replace Transformer | 3 | 21st Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 21st Aug 2024 (Wed) | 3119 | Andrews Rd Waiomoko Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 3 | 23rd Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Gisborne | 27th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3124 | Tapuihikitia Rd Rangatira Rd | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | To Upgrade Transformer | 11 | 28th Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Region | Date | Ref | Area affected | Duration | Reason | Customers | Alternative date | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wairoa | 30th Jul 2024 (Tue) | 3107 | Nuhaka Opoutama Rd Waikokopu Rd Whaanga St Wai Station Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 23 | 31st Jul 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Wairoa | 31st Jul 2024 (Wed) | 3131 | Clyde Rd Brian Avenue Chamberlain Avenue | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | To Carryout Repair works | 85 | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | Scheduled |
| Wairoa | 1st Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3108 | Nuhaka Opoutama Rd Waikokopu Rd Whaanga St Wai Station Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 23 | 2nd Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Wairoa | 6th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 5103 | Queen St | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | To Upgrade Link Box | 19 | 7th Aug 2024 (Wed) | Scheduled |
| Wairoa | 13th Aug 2024 (Tue) | 3110 | Lake Rd Piripaua Rd | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 14 | 14th Jul 2024 (Sun) | Scheduled |
| Wairoa | 15th Aug 2024 (Thu) | 3112 | Titarangi Rd Jackson Rd | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | To Replace 11kV Poles | 16 | 16th Aug 2024 (Fri) | Scheduled |
| Wairoa | 16th Aug 2024 (Fri) | 3127 | Frasertown Rd State Highway 38 Awatere Rd | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | To Replace Damaged Pole | 43 | 19th Aug 2024 (Mon) | Scheduled |
