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.

Last updated:
22 March 2026 - 02:09 PM
Status Ref Date Duration Affected Area Customers Reason Notice Alternative Date
Planned 3112 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Cook St Monkhouse St Solander St Resolution St Discovery St Banks St Adventure St Parkinson St Gore St Ferneaux St Endeavour St Forster St
 206 To replace switchgear Scheduled (Alternate Day) Sun, 22 Mar 2026
Planned 3119e Mon, 23 Mar 2026 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Ihungia Rd
 3 To Cut Trees Scheduled Tue, 24 Mar 2026
Planned 3126 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mata Rd Waitahaia Rd Ihungia Rd
 18 Replace 11kV Poles Scheduled Wed, 25 Mar 2026
Planned 4734 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Gisborne - Tolaga Bay 50kV
 0 CA Testing Scheduled Wed, 25 Mar 2026
Planned 4733 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Gisborne - Tokomaru Bay 50kV
 0 CA Testing Scheduled Wed, 25 Mar 2026
Planned 4716 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tokomaru Bay - Ruatoria 50kV
 0 50kV Pole replacement Scheduled Thu, 26 Mar 2026
Planned 3127 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mata Rd Waitahaia Rd Ihungia Rd
 18 Replace 11kV Poles Scheduled Fri, 27 Mar 2026
Planned 3152 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Puia St
 2 To remove trees from HV line Scheduled Wed, 8 Apr 2026
Planned 4718 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tokomaru Bay - Ruatoria 50kV
 0 50kV Pole replacement Scheduled Mon, 30 Mar 2026
Planned 3133 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Anaura Rd Lockwood Rd Nuhiti Rd
 57 To Replace 11kV Poles Scheduled Wed, 1 Apr 2026
Planned 5366 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Waiapu Rd
 1 Replace LV Pole Scheduled Wed, 15 Apr 2026
Planned 5369 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Waiapu Rd
 1 Replace LV Pole Scheduled Wed, 15 Apr 2026
Planned 3160 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Tauwhareparae Rd
 13 To connect generator Scheduled Tue, 21 Apr 2026
Planned 3160A Fri, 24 Apr 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Tauwhareparae Rd
 13 To disconnect generator Scheduled Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Planned 3161 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Te Araroa Rd Mangaoporo Rd Tapuaehikitia Rd Tinatoka Rd Stainton Rd Kemp Rd Tikitiki Rd
 33 To replace HV pole & switchgear Scheduled Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Planned 3162 Fri, 1 May 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Te Araroa Rd Kemp Rd
 3 To replace HV poles & line maintenance Scheduled Tue, 5 May 2026
No outages No planned outages No unplanned outages

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.