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Bay of Plenty Power Outages

New Zealand has no open live feed, so the quickest way to check Bay of Plenty is the official outage map from Powerco, Unison and Horizon Networks.

Three lines companies split the region: Powerco around Tauranga and the western Bay, Unison in Rotorua, and Horizon Networks in the eastern Bay around Whakatāne. Horizon recorded 379 minutes of interruptions per customer in the year to March 2026, with vegetation and adverse weather the largest unplanned causes. The eastern Bay also hosts Te Herenga o Te Rā, near Waiotahe, New Zealand's first solar farm connected directly to the national grid.

Population
351,500
Estimate, 2025
Lines companies
3
About 152,075 customers in this area
Weather warnings
0
MetService
Major past events
1
Cyclone Gabrielle

Who to contact in Bay of Plenty

The lines companies responsible for faults in Bay of Plenty. Search your address on an official outage map to confirm which one is yours.

New Zealand lines companies, outage map links and phone numbers
Lines companyOfficial outage mapReport by phone
PowercoOpen ↗0800 769 372
UnisonOpen ↗0800 286 476
Horizon NetworksOpen ↗0800 467 496

If you see a fallen power line, stay 10 metres away and call 111.

Bay of Plenty on the New Zealand map

NorthlandAucklandWaikatoBay of PlentyGisborneHawke's BayTaranakiManawatū-WhanganuiWellingtonTasmanNelsonMarlboroughWest CoastCanterburyOtagoSouthlandNorthlandAucklandWaikatoBay of PlentyGisborneHawke's BayTaranakiWellingtonTasmanMarlboroughWest CoastCanterburyOtagoSouthland
New Zealand has 16 regions, shown over a 800 by 900 map.

Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Weather warnings

MetService (Meteorological Service of New Zealand) lists no active warnings for this area.

Source: MetService (Meteorological Service of New Zealand)

Largest places in Bay of Plenty

  • Tauranga
  • Rotorua
  • Western Bay of Plenty
  • Whakatāne
  • Ōpōtiki
  • Kawerau

Nearby regions

Reliability in Bay of Plenty

Average minutes without power and interruptions per customer, as published by the regulator or operator

Lines companyTime without powerInterruptionsYear
Powerco7 hr 52 min2.272026
Unison3 hr 24 min2.122026
Horizon Networks6 hr 19 min2.782026

Definitions vary by source, for example in how major storms are treated, so these figures aren't a ranking. See each operator's page for the exact scope.

Major power outages affecting Bay of Plenty

Totals may cover every area affected, not only this one. Full accounts are on the New Zealand page.

  1. Cyclone Gabrielle

    13 February 2023

    240,000 customers affected

    Source: energia for Electricity Networks Aotearoa, Electricity Distribution Sector Cyclone Gabrielle Review

Bay of Plenty power outage news

Bay of Plenty power outage FAQ

Who do I contact about a power outage in Bay of Plenty?

Powerco (0800 769 372), Unison (0800 286 476) and Horizon Networks (0800 467 496) repair the local network in Bay of Plenty, which includes Tauranga, Rotorua and Western Bay of Plenty.

What was the biggest power outage in Bay of Plenty?

Cyclone Gabrielle (13 February 2023) affected about 240,000 customers across the affected areas.

How reliable is the power supply in Bay of Plenty?

Powerco reported 7 hr 52 min of interruption per customer in 2026, and Unison reported 3 hr 24 min of interruption per customer in 2026, and Horizon Networks reported 6 hr 19 min of interruption per customer in 2026. Scope differs between sources, so treat these as a guide and not a ranking.

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You may reuse our derived data under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. Weather warnings are from MetService under CC BY 4.0. Reliability data is from the New Zealand Commerce Commission under CC BY 4.0.

PowerOutageTracker.com. "Bay of Plenty Power Outages." Accessed 4 November 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/new-zealand/bay-of-plenty
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