Helipad fundraising success

MainPower is a proud supporter of Māia Health Foundation who are celebrating the completion of one of Canterbury’s biggest fundraising campaigns, and the landing of a future-proofed helipad at Christchurch Hospital.

Māia started its fundraising mission in 2018 and has successfully hit the $2 million target.Patients rescued by chopper are currently transported by ambulance from Hagley Park to Christchurch Hospital, adding approximately 13 minutes to their transfer time. The rooftop helipad will enable patients to get to hospital sooner and free up valuable emergency resources.

The world class asset, which includes a clinical support unit for specialist care on touch down, is now complete and ready for action when the new hospital opens in early 2020.

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Outage notifications

Power outage in Kaikōura

We are currently experiencing a widespread power outage in Kaikōura and the Conway Flat area.

A fault has been identified on the 66kV near Waiau. Teams are on their way to undertake repairs and restore power.

The 33kV line has been patrolled via helicopter. As no faults were found on the 33kV this has been relivened to restore power to most of Kaikōura while our teams continue to work to repair the 66kV fault.

Expected restoration to remaining customers before 7:00pm.

We will update you as soon as we have more information.

If you have any information please contact our NSR team on 0800 30 90 80.

Please treat all power lines as live as power could be restored at any time.

Is your outage not listed?

Troubleshoot your outage
Treat all lines as live during the outage period; power may be restored at any time. If you require further information, please call MainPower’s 24-hour faults line. To report an emergency, call 111.

Outage notifications

Power outage in Kaikōura

We are currently experiencing a widespread power outage in Kaikōura and the Conway Flat area.

A fault has been identified on the 66kV near Waiau. Teams are on their way to undertake repairs and restore power.

The 33kV line has been patrolled via helicopter. As no faults were found on the 33kV this has been relivened to restore power to most of Kaikōura while our teams continue to work to repair the 66kV fault.

Expected restoration to remaining customers before 7:00pm.

We will update you as soon as we have more information.

If you have any information please contact our NSR team on 0800 30 90 80.

Please treat all power lines as live as power could be restored at any time.

Is your outage not listed?

Troubleshoot your outage
Treat all lines as live during the outage period; power may be restored at any time. If you require further information, please call MainPower’s 24-hour faults line. To report an emergency, call 111.

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