Unplanned downtime near Kaikoura

Update @ 9:20 We have discovered that in preparation for the planned outage starting at 9am this morning, the lasers that ‘power’ fibre were deactivated.  This is a health and safety requirement for the field force technicians who work on re-splicing the...

Network Outage – Gisbourne

Update 11:23am Looks like the schools have lost connection again.  Engineers are continuing to investigate. More updates will follow Update 11:05am Spark has confirmed the outage is now resolved and schools should be back online. If you have any questions please call...

Network Outage – Avondale

We are aware of a number of schools in the Avondale area that are experiencing a loss of Internet due to a major crash on Gt North Road, Avondale. Engineers are investigating and will work to remedy the issue. Possible Power issue We will continue to update this...

Fibre Cut between Hamilton and Raglan

We are aware of a fibre cut impacting Network for Learning internet circuits in the Hamilton and Raglan areas.  Engineers are currently onsite attempting to restore service. We will provide another update once we are aware of an estimated time to resolve. N4L...

Network Outage – Bay of Plenty

Update 8:52am Spark are reporting Fibre joined at 1:54am and service restored. Update 3:57pm Technician is on the way to investigate this fiber fault ETA 16:00 Original Post We are aware of a number of schools in the Bay of Plenty region that are experiencing a loss...