Latest update:
Mains power was restored on Wednesday Afternoon and battery backup has recharged as well. This has remained stable since as well, so we are no longer expecting any outages due to the power cut.
If you have any issues with your connection from here, please reach out to our Support Team on 0800 12 13 14.
History:
[2026-04-14 10:39:24 NZST] Due to recent weather events, Lightwire's Manawahe transmission site is nearing battery backup depletion due to extended power outages in the region.
Technicians are currently in route to extend the run time of the site, but the site may go offline before we are able to attend to it.
We will be working hard to ensure connectivity is maintained or restored as quickly as possible. Please feel free to contact us at 0800 12 13 14 with any queries.