Outages

Planned and unplanned 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 call our faults line on 0800 206 207.

All Current Planned Current Unplanned

Last updated:
18 July 2026 - 12:00 AM

Status	Ref	Date	Duration	Affected Area	Customers	Reason	Notice	Alternative Date
Unplanned	Tripped from	Thu, 1 Jan 1970	12:00 PM - 12:00 PM		0		Scheduled	-
Planned	3306A	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 4:00 PM	Nuhaka Morere	154	Replace Pole	Scheduled	Sat, 18 Jul 2026
Unplanned	1433	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	12:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Kaitawa Rd	0	To repair broken LV conductor	Power Restored	-
Planned	3280	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	East Cape Rd	24	To remove trees from HV lines	Scheduled	Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Planned	5422	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Waiapu Rd	1	Replace LV Pole	Cancelled - not using alt date	Mon, 27 Jul 2026
Planned	5423	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Waiapu Rd	1	Replace LV Pole	Cancelled - not using alt date	Mon, 27 Jul 2026
Planned	3293	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Tarewa Rd	5	To Replace 11kV Poles	Scheduled	Sat, 18 Jul 2026
Planned	5428	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Tiniroto Rd	1	Replace LV Pole	Cancelled - not using alt date	Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Planned	5430	Fri, 17 Jul 2026	12:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Railway Rd	4	To Replace LV Pole	Cancelled - not using alt date	Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Planned	3298	Mon, 20 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Waimata Valley Rd	10	To Cut Trees	Scheduled	Sat, 1 Aug 2026
Planned	4795	Tue, 21 Jul 2026	7:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Mahia Generator	0	Generator engine maintenance	Scheduled	-
Planned	3290	Tue, 21 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Mahia East Coast Rd Nukutaurua Rd Lane Rd Avon Drive Kinikini Rd	110	Install New Sectionaliser	Scheduled	Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Planned	3291	Tue, 21 Jul 2026	7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Waiapu Rd MacKenzie St Hall St	31	To cut HV jumpers	Scheduled	Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Planned	3291B	Tue, 21 Jul 2026	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Waiapu Rd MacKenzie St Hall St	31	To rejoin HV jumpers	Scheduled	Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Planned	3291A	Tue, 21 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Waiapu Rd Golfcourse Rd	9	To replace HV poles	Scheduled	Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Planned	3283	Wed, 22 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Wharekopae Rd Ngatapa Rd	25	Install New Transformer	Scheduled	Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Planned	3295	Wed, 22 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Waiapu Rd Kopuaroa Rd Ihungia Rd Kiekie Rd	15	To replace HV poles	Moved to alternate date	Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Planned	4798	Thu, 23 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 5:30 PM	Disraeli St	0	Disconnect HV supply	Scheduled	-
Planned	4799	Thu, 23 Jul 2026	8:29 AM - 4:00 PM	Gisborne Sub	0	Switchyard fence repairs	Scheduled	Fri, 24 Jul 2026
Planned	3295	Thu, 23 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Waiapu Rd Kopuaroa Rd Ihungia Rd Kiekie Rd	15	To replace HV poles	Scheduled (Alternate Day)	Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Planned	5431	Thu, 23 Jul 2026	9:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Mahia East Coast Rd	4	Replace LV Pole	Scheduled	Fri, 24 Jul 2026
Planned	3305A	Thu, 23 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Mahia Beach Taylors Bay	372	Upgrade HV Switch & Install LFIs	Scheduled	Fri, 24 Jul 2026
Planned	3284A	Fri, 24 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Bolitho Rd Kirkpatrick Rd Ellmers Rd	34	To Upgrade Transformer	Scheduled	Sat, 25 Jul 2026
Planned	3296	Fri, 24 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Mangaroa Rd	10	Replace HV Pole	Scheduled	Mon, 27 Jul 2026
Planned	3311	Mon, 27 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Taurau Valley Rd Harrington Rd Saddlers Rd Poulgrain Rd	54	To carryout HV line maintenance	Scheduled	Tue, 28 Jul 2026
Planned	4796	Mon, 27 Jul 2026	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Harbour cable crossing	0	50kV & 11kV submarine cable isolation for harbour dredging	Scheduled	Tue, 28 Jul 2026
Planned	3294	Mon, 27 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:30 PM	Waiapu Rd Golfcourse Rd	7	To replace HV Poles	Scheduled	Tue, 28 Jul 2026
Planned	3301	Mon, 27 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	SH 2 Whakaki	15	Carry out conductor repairs	Scheduled	Tue, 28 Jul 2026
Planned	3302	Mon, 27 Jul 2026	12:30 PM - 4:30 PM	SH 2 Whakaki Iwitea Rd Ngamotu Rd Waiatai Rd Ohuia Rd Kiwi Rd	56	Carry out conductor repairs	Scheduled	Tue, 28 Jul 2026
Planned	3312	Tue, 28 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	SH 2 Morere	9	To straighten Tx pole	Scheduled	Wed, 29 Jul 2026
Planned	4796A	Tue, 28 Jul 2026	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Harbour cable crossing	0	50kV & 11kV submarine cable isolation for harbour dredging	Scheduled	Wed, 29 Jul 2026
Planned	3313	Tue, 28 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Ngakoroa Rd	48	To upgrade remote switch to Sectionaliser	Scheduled	Wed, 29 Jul 2026
Planned	3285	Tue, 28 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Gordon Rd	12	Replace HV Pole	Scheduled	Wed, 29 Jul 2026
Planned	3304	Tue, 28 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Mahia East Coast Rd Lane Rd Nukutaurua Rd	74	Replace HV Pole	Scheduled	Thu, 30 Jul 2026
Planned	3303	Tue, 28 Jul 2026	1:00 PM - 4:30 PM	SH 2 Whakaki Whakaki Rd Maungatiaki Rd Te Pairu Rd Kohatu Paopao Rd	41	Carry out conductor repairs	Scheduled	Wed, 29 Jul 2026
Planned	3308	Wed, 29 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Mahanga Rd Blakes Approach Rd Happy Jacks Rd Judges Parade Katrin Pl Rhona Pl Puenui Dr Quentin Pl	87	To install new HV pole & reconductor	Scheduled	Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Planned	4796B	Wed, 29 Jul 2026	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Harbour cable crossing	0	50kV & 11kV submarine cable isolation for harbour dredging	Scheduled	Thu, 30 Jul 2026
Planned	5437	Wed, 29 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 3:00 PM	Williamson St Lysnar St Douglas St	46	To replace 400V stub poles	Scheduled	Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Planned	3314	Wed, 29 Jul 2026	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Waihua Valley Rd Cricklewood Rd Waikopiro Rd	10	For HV corrective works	Scheduled	Thu, 30 Jul 2026
Planned	5438	Wed, 29 Jul 2026	12:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Richardson Ave	19	To replace LV pole	Scheduled	Mon, 10 Aug 2026
Planned	3309	Thu, 30 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Mahanga Rd	1	To replace HV crossarms & install Delta brackets	Scheduled	Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Planned	4796C	Thu, 30 Jul 2026	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Harbour cable crossing	0	50kV & 11kV submarine cable isolation for harbour dredging	Scheduled	Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Planned	3310	Fri, 31 Jul 2026	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Mahanga Rd	1	To replace HV crossarms & install Delta brackets	Scheduled	Sat, 1 Aug 2026
Planned	4796D	Fri, 31 Jul 2026	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Harbour cable crossing	0	50kV & 11kV submarine cable isolation for harbour dredging	Scheduled	Sat, 1 Aug 2026
Planned	5419A	Mon, 3 Aug 2026	8:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Steed Avenue	2	To Replace LV Pole	Scheduled	Tue, 4 Aug 2026
Planned	5420A	Thu, 6 Aug 2026	8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Charles St Leon St Emily St Coulston Place Ormond Rd	70	Replace LV Poles	Scheduled	Fri, 7 Aug 2026
Planned	5423A	Thu, 6 Aug 2026	9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Waiapu Rd	1	Replace LV Pole	Scheduled	Fri, 7 Aug 2026
Planned	5422A	Thu, 6 Aug 2026	1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Waiapu Rd	1	Replace LV Pole	Scheduled	Fri, 7 Aug 2026
Planned	4758	Mon, 17 Aug 2026	8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Gladstone Rd	0	Extend Cable terminations	Scheduled	Tue, 18 Aug 2026
Planned	4758	Tue, 18 Aug 2026	8:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Gladstone Rd	0	Extend Cable terminations	Scheduled	Wed, 19 Aug 2026

No outages

There are currently no known outages on our network. If you believe there is an outage that we're not aware of, please call our 24/7 faults line 0800 206 207.