Widespread internet outages across NZ

Widespread internet outages in North Island

Widespread internet outages are being felt around the North Island, which telcos are blaming on a Chorus fault. "We can confirm that there is a...

Widespread internet outages across NZ

Internet users are suffering outages across New Zealand this morning. Downdetector shows a big spike in outages at Spark, One NZ, Skinny, and 2Degrees along...

Widespread internet outages around North Island

Downdetector shows a large spike in reported outages at Spark, One NZ, Skinny, and 2Degrees.

Internet outage caused by human error – 118,000 customers affected

Report from RNZ Ultrafast broadband provider Chorus says this morning’s massive internet outage across the lower North Island was caused by human error. Connections went down before 11am, affecting connections from Wellington, Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Palmerston North and through to Napier. One internet service provider estimated 90 percent of customers in the regions were affected. […]

Australian National Review - Internet Fault Sends 90 Percent of New Zealand Broadband Users Offline

A problem at the central provider of fibre cabling to all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) means homes and businesses across the country are without internet. Large swathes of New Zealand have gone offline after an issue with the company responsible for its entire ultra-fast broadband fibre network, which is used by all local Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Estimates suggest 90 percent of broadband users were left without internet for about…