Latest update:
A Lightwire technician has been dispatched and is on route to site to replace the failed equipment.
We will continue to provide updates as we recieve them from our field team. If you have any questions please feel free to call our support team on 0800 121 314
History:
[2026-09-27 20:23:03 NZDT] Attempts at remediating the outage remotely have been unsuccessful.
A technician will be dispatched to site during daylight hours when it is safe to access the site location. We anticipate that this will be first thing Monday morning.
We will continue to provide updates as our field team responds Monday morning. We apologise again for the inconvenience.
[2026-09-27 19:30:54 NZDT] Lightwire engineers have detected an outage at our Kairangi hilltop radio tower. The cause is unknown, and under remote investigation.
Broadband connectivity facilitated by this site will be offline until the issue is resolved. We will provide further information as we learn it.
We apologise for the inconvenience, and will be working to get you back online as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact us on 0800 12 13 14 (during business hours) or at support@lightwire.co.nz if you have any queries.