Our Fibre Network
Our advanced fibre network is an area of major growth potential for Northpower and will utilise our existing assets to bring the significant economic and social benefits of high speed broadband to the Whangarei and Kaipara districts.
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Kensington Fibre Expansion
Northpower will be expanding our next generation fibre optic ultra-fast broadband (a new telecommunication network) into residential areas, starting with Kensington.
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Our Fibre Network
By using our existing powerlines infrastructure, we can easily run Fibre Optic cables with our powerlines directly into people's homes.
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Advantages of Fibre
Fibre is the only technology that will deliver enought bandwidth, reliability and at a low cost, to meet the consumer demands of the next decade.
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Fibre Coverage Map
View Northpower's Fibre coverage area using Google street maps.
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Get Connected
Whangarei residents will benefit from the rollout of Northpower fibre, binging ultra-fast broadband to home and businesses.
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How fast is fast?
Our Fibre Network is capable of achieving an upload and download speed of over 1000Mbps. What speed is your internet connection capable of achieving?
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How Fibre works
Employing the latest Fibre to the premises (FTTP) technology our fibre network offers minimum performance of at least 10 times that of traditional broadband.
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Internet Speed Evolution
The evolution of internet connection speed has seen us move from dial-up, to ADSL broadband via copper wire and now ultra-fast broadband is available through our fibre-optic network.
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NZRFG Membership
Northpower is part of the New Zealand Regional Fibre Group made up of 17 lines companies and local fibre companies across New Zealand.
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Register your Support
Join with us today and register your support in our bid to win part of the government's $1.5 billion broadband fund to fast-track ultra-fast broadband in Whangarei
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TUANZ Winner
We won the ‘Next Generation Fibre-Optic Network Award’ in the 2009 TUANZ (Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand) Innovation Awards held in September.
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FAQ's
We aim to provide answers to your most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) about Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology.
@NorthpowerNZ Fibre updates via Twitter
Northpower Fibre Contact
For more information contact:

Darren Mason
Fibre and Marketing Manager
Phone: 09 430 1846
Mobile: 027 448 4485
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Get Connected
If you're a Whangarei business or Kensington resident and you'd like to connect to our fibre-optic network visit our Get Connected page to find out how.
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