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Find out more about the latest MainPower news and updates.

Here, you’ll find the latest information on our services, innovations in the energy sector, and important updates affecting our community.

  • News

MainPower welcomes new Chief Executive, Sean Horgan

12 January 2026
  • News

MainPower Trust seeks nominations for Trust elections

22 December 2025
  • News

MainPower secures future for Mt Cass Wind Farm through strategic transition

19 December 2025
  • News

MainPower breaks ground on new solar farm in North Canterbury

11 December 2025
  • News

MainPower Alpine Winter Festival coming in 2026

2 December 2025
  • Update

Recovery in pictures

27 October 2025
  • News

Crews continue while country takes a day off

27 October 2025
  • News

More customers to be restored today

26 October 2025
  • News

Partnerships and poles the focus in North Canterbury today

25 October 2025
  • News

Multiple crews ready to repair this weekend

24 October 2025
  • News

Scoping and repairs priority for network today

24 October 2025
  • News

Treat all power lines as live at all times

23 October 2025
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Drone flight

Dates: Tuesday the 27 January 2026
Time: between 7:00am – 6:00pm (weather permitting)

MainPower will be conducting drone flights in Plasketts Road, Fernside. (Flight time is weather permitting).

This work helps us assess the condition of our lines, and identify any maintenance required. It will help us to plan our maintenance work and upgrades to the power service to increase the reliability and resilience of power for our customers.

Our customers privacy will be respected, and any ‘personal information’ collected in the footage will only be used for the purposes of asset condition assessment, line monitoring, and maintenance. Customers may ask the operator on site to show them the footage, and if there any concerns, customers can ask for footage to be deleted. Please refer to our Privacy Statement on our website.

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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

Drone flight

Dates: Tuesday the 27 January 2026
Time: between 7:00am – 6:00pm (weather permitting)

MainPower will be conducting drone flights in Plasketts Road, Fernside. (Flight time is weather permitting).

This work helps us assess the condition of our lines, and identify any maintenance required. It will help us to plan our maintenance work and upgrades to the power service to increase the reliability and resilience of power for our customers.

Our customers privacy will be respected, and any ‘personal information’ collected in the footage will only be used for the purposes of asset condition assessment, line monitoring, and maintenance. Customers may ask the operator on site to show them the footage, and if there any concerns, customers can ask for footage to be deleted. Please refer to our Privacy Statement on our website.

Privacy Policy

Outages
0800 30 90 80

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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