Outages

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.

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UPDATE Last updated: 23 February 2025 - 12:00 AM

Region Date Ref Area affected Duration Reason Customers Alternative date Notice
East Coast 24th Feb 2025 (Mon) 3518 Tapuaeroa Rd 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM To Cut Trees 16 10th Mar 2025 (Mon) Scheduled
East Coast 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) 3519 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 472 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
East Coast 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) 3523 Main Rd Te Araroa Rd 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM To Replace 50kV Poles 10 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
East Coast 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) 4509 Tolaga Bay Substn 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM 50kV ABS mtce 0 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
East Coast 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) 3504 East Coast Highway Tolaga Bay 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM To Replace 50kV Poles 5 27th Mar 2025 (Thu) Scheduled
East Coast 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) 3520 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 472 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) Cancelled - not using alt date
East Coast 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) 4520 Ruatoria - Te Araroa 50kV Line 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Replace 50kV Poles 0 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
East Coast 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) 3525 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 473 1st Mar 2025 (Sat) Scheduled
East Coast 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) 3525a Te Araroa Rd 9:00 AM - 4:45 PM To Replace 50kV Poles 4 1st Mar 2025 (Sat) Scheduled
East Coast 1st Mar 2025 (Sat) 3517 Makarika Rd Hiruharama Rd Waiapu Rd Matahiia Rd 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM To Cut Trees 68 8th Mar 2025 (Sat) Scheduled
East Coast 4th Mar 2025 (Tue) 4517 Gisborne-Tokomaru Bay 50kV 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 50kV tower mtce 0 4th Mar 2025 (Tue) Scheduled
East Coast 4th Mar 2025 (Tue) 3530 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 472 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
East Coast 6th Mar 2025 (Thu) 3532 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 472 7th Mar 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
East Coast 7th Mar 2025 (Fri) 3533 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 5:05 PM - 5:15 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 472 10th Mar 2025 (Mon) Scheduled
East Coast 11th Mar 2025 (Tue) 4507 Tokomaru Bay Substn 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM 50kV ABS mtce 0 11th Mar 2025 (Tue) Scheduled
East Coast 12th Mar 2025 (Wed) 3506A Ruatoria Tikitiki Rangitukia Makarika Poroporo Mangaoporo Waiapu Rd Kopuaroa Te Puia Waipiro Bay Tokomaru Bay 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 1020 13th Mar 2025 (Thu) Scheduled
East Coast 12th Mar 2025 (Wed) 3506 Hicks Bay Waikura Rd Lottin Point East Cape Rd Awatere Te Araroa Rd Whakaangiangi Rd Kopuapounamu Rd Te Hue Rd 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM To Restore 50kV Supply 472 13th Mar 2025 (Thu) Scheduled
East Coast 13th Mar 2025 (Thu) 3505 Lottin Point Waikura Valley Hicks Bay Te Araroa East Cape Awatere Waiapu Rd Te Hue Rd 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM To restore 50kV Supply 477 14th Mar 2025 (Fri) Scheduled

Region Date Ref Area affected Duration Reason Customers Alternative date Notice
Gisborne 22nd Feb 2025 (Sat) 3513 Taumata Rd 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM To Replace 11kV Poles 7 23rd Feb 2025 (Sun) Scheduled
Gisborne 24th Feb 2025 (Mon) 3521 Main Rd Wharf Rd Shelton Rd Whakatatare Rd Hauiti Rd Tauwhareparae Rd 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Isolation for Safety 122 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
Gisborne 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) 4514 GIS-TUI-2 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) Scheduled
Gisborne 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) 4514A GIS-TUI-2 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) 4514B GIS-TUI-2 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) Scheduled
Gisborne 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) 3524 Stanley Rd Awapuni Rd 5:30 PM - 1:00 AM To Replace Transformer 37 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) Scheduled
Gisborne 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) 4514C GIS-TUI-2 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
Gisborne 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) 3526 Goodwin Rd Darwin Rd Riverside Rd Cave Rd 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM To install new transformer & HV pole 54 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) Scheduled
Gisborne 1st Mar 2025 (Sat) 4515 GIS-TUI-1 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 1st Mar 2025 (Sat) Scheduled
Gisborne 2nd Mar 2025 (Sun) 4515A GIS-TUI-1 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 2nd Mar 2025 (Sun) Scheduled
Gisborne 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) 4515B GIS-TUI-1 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM 110kV Tower mtce 0 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) Scheduled
Gisborne 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) 3528 Moana Rd Sirrah St 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM To Carryout Line Maintenance 68 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) 3529 Makorori Beach Rd Sirrah St 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM To Carryout 11kV Line Works 68 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 3rd Mar 2025 (Mon) 5190 Valley Rd 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM To Relocate distribution box 18 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 4th Mar 2025 (Tue) 3527 Totangi Rd Hillside Rd 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM To Cut Trees 21 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 4th Mar 2025 (Tue) 5193 Childers Rd 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM To Replace LV Stub Pole 43 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 4th Mar 2025 (Tue) 5194 Hospital Rd Ormond Rd 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM LV maintenance 51 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) 4508 Matawhero Substn 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM 50kV ABS mtce 0 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Gisborne 5th Mar 2025 (Wed) 3531 Ormond Valley Rd Whitmore Rd 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Tp Replace HV Stub Pole 33 6th Mar 2025 (Thu) Scheduled
Gisborne 6th Mar 2025 (Thu) 4511 Matawhero Substn 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM 50kV ABS mtce 0 6th Mar 2025 (Thu) Scheduled
Gisborne 12th Mar 2025 (Wed) 3535 Smith Rd 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM To Cut Trees 4 14th Mar 2025 (Fri) Scheduled

Region Date Ref Area affected Duration Reason Customers Alternative date Notice
Wairoa 24th Feb 2025 (Mon) 5188 Pohutukawa Dr 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM To Replace Pillar Box 2 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) Scheduled
Wairoa 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) 3516 Waihi Rd 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM To Replace 11kV Poles 11 26th Feb 2025 (Wed) Scheduled
Wairoa 25th Feb 2025 (Tue) 5191 Achilles St Black St 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM To Replace Link Box 41 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
Wairoa 27th Feb 2025 (Thu) 3522 Cricklewood Rd Patunamu Rd Rangiahua Rd Titirangi Rd Ruapapa Rd 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM To Replace 11kV Poles 100 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
Wairoa 28th Feb 2025 (Fri) 5192 Black St Rutherford St Achilles St 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM To Replace Link Box 35 7th Mar 2025 (Fri) Scheduled
Wairoa 10th Mar 2025 (Mon) 3534 Mitchell Rd Churchill Avenue Napier Rd Rimu Drive 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM To Carryout 11kV Repairs 101 11th Mar 2025 (Tue) Scheduled
Wairoa 11th Mar 2025 (Tue) 3536 Mahia Township Taylors Bay 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Replace Stub Poles 373 12th Mar 2025 (Wed) Scheduled

 

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