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Taranaki Power Outages

New Zealand has no open live feed, so the quickest way to check Taranaki is the official outage map from Powerco.

Powerco is the only lines company in Taranaki, where its network is one part of a wider North Island system. Across that network, vegetation was the largest cause of unplanned interruptions in the year to March 2026, followed by defective equipment. Transpower reported a brief overnight loss of supply in Taranaki during the Cyclone Gabrielle grid emergency in February 2023.

Population
130,300
Estimate, 2025
Lines company
Powerco
About 56,374 customers in this area
Weather warnings
0
MetService
Major past events
1
Cyclone Gabrielle

Who to contact in Taranaki

The lines company responsible for faults in Taranaki. Search your address on its official outage map.

New Zealand lines companies, outage map links and phone numbers
Lines companyOfficial outage mapReport by phone
PowercoOpen ↗0800 769 372

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

Taranaki 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 Taranaki

  • New Plymouth
  • South Taranaki
  • Stratford

Nearby regions

Reliability in Taranaki

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

Lines companyTime without powerInterruptionsYear
Powerco7 hr 52 min2.272026

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 Taranaki

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

Taranaki power outage FAQ

Who do I contact about a power outage in Taranaki?

Powerco (0800 769 372) repairs the local network in Taranaki, which includes New Plymouth, South Taranaki and Stratford.

What was the biggest power outage in Taranaki?

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

How reliable is the power supply in Taranaki?

Powerco reported 7 hr 52 min of interruption per customer in 2026. Scope differs between sources, so treat these as a guide and not a ranking.

Cite this page

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. "Taranaki Power Outages." Accessed 4 November 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/new-zealand/taranaki
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