Who do I call if there's a power cut?

If there is a power cut, please get in touch with your area’s lines network as listed below. 

Some networks have online maps showing planned and unplanned outages in your area. 

 Area Number  Online map 
 Far North 0800 867 363 View map
 Northland 09 430 1800 View map
 Auckland (Central) 0508 832 867 View map
 Auckland (West and North Shore) 0508 832 867 View map
 Counties/ Pukekohe 0800 100 202 View map
 Hamilton/ Waikato 0800 800 935 View map
 Tauranga 0800 224 424  View map
 Te Awamutu 07 870 2000  View map
 Cambridge 07 827 2000  View map
 Waitomo 0800 367 328  View map
 Eastern Bay of Plenty Region  0800 224 424   
 Gisborne/ East Coast/ Wairoa 0800 206 207  View map
 Rotorua/Hawke’s Bay  0800 286 476 View map
 Central Hawke’s Bay 0800 667 693  View map
 Taranaki/Manawatu-Whanganui  0800 224 424  View map
 Tararua  0800 808 039  
 Horowhenua/Kāpiti 0800 567 876   View map
 Wellington 0800 226 682
  View map
 Marlborough 0800 250 450   View map
 Nelson City 0800 224 424   View map
 Tasman 0800 508 100  View map
 Buller 0800 224 424   View map
 West Coast South Island 0800 224 424   View map
 Christchurch/ Central Canterbury/ Wigram 0800 363 9898  View map
 Kaiapoi/ Rangiora/ North Canterbury 0800 30 90 80   View map
 Ashburton/Mid Canterbury 0800 224 424   View map
 Timaru/Waimate/ South Canterbury 0800 66 11 77   View map
 North Otago 0800 440 220   View map
 Central Otago/ Dunedin/Queenstown 0800 220 005  View map
 West Otago/Southland/ Invercargill/Stewart Island 0800 808 587  View map
 Rest of Country 0800 224 424   

 

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