15th February 2023

Risk Warning - Te Kuiti Region

Latest update:

Mains have been permanently restored to our Otorohanga transmission site. As such, we have resolved this notification. We are continuing to monitor mains status across our network and will advise if we expect any disruptions to occur again.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Please contact us at support@lightwire.co.nz or 0800 12 13 14 with any queries

History:


[2023-02-15 12:22:58 NZDT] Batteries at the Otorohanga transmission site have been swapped. Due to the uncertainty around when mains power will be restored there, we will leave this notification in place to update with more information as we receive it.

Please contact us at support@lightwire.co.nz or 0800 12 13 14 with any queries


[2023-02-15 09:10:39 NZDT] Lightwire's Otorohanga transmission site has experienced sustained mains failure and is nearing battery depletion. This site is an arterial route for service in the Te Kuiti region, should it go offline you may experience service degradation.

Lightwire technicians will be attending site today to replace the battery backup, but may not be able to reach site before it goes offline.

We apologize for any disruption this may cause, but will be working hard to return services to normal.

Please reach out to support@lightwire.co.nz or 0800 12 13 14 with any queries.