The severe weather caused widespread outages of essential services and significant damage to the infrastructure needed to provide these services.

As regulated businesses continue to focus on restoring essential services to consumers and assessing the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, we have received requests to provide relief from some regulatory reporting requirements.

To make it easier for stakeholders to find information about how we are responding to Cyclone Gabrielle, any updates (including temporary changes to our regulatory requirements) will be posted on this page.

Please contact us if you are an affected business facing challenges complying with your regulatory obligations due to the impacts and aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. You can get in touch with us at infrastructure.regulation@comcom.govt.nz

Energy networks and airports: industries regulated under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986

Information disclosure regulation

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Electricity distribution

All EDBs – Extension to deadlines for year-beginning disclosures – 24 February 2023

Vector Limited – Extension to the deadline for Asset Management Plan disclosures – 10 March 2023

Unison and Centralines – Extension to the deadlines for year-beginning disclosures – 14 March 2023

Eastland Network Limited – Extension to the deadline for Asset Management Plan disclosures – 17 March 2023

Northpower Limited – SAIDI/SAIFI Data – 24 July 2023

Information disclosure requirements for electricity distributors

Price-quality regulation

IndustryAmendments and guidanceMore information
Electricity distribution

[2023] NZCC 3 Electricity Distribution Services Default Price-Quality Path (Compliance statement due date) Amendment Determination 2023 – 1 March 2023

[2023] NZCC 4 Aurora Energy Limited Electricity Distribution Customised Price-Quality Path (Compliance statement due date) Amendment Determination 2023 – 1 March 2023

Electricity lines price-quality paths