Chorus is managing the lion’s share of the ultra-fast fibre broadband network build. The size of the job means the rollout across the country is staggered, and but we’re working suburb by suburb, town by town, to deliver better broadband to New Zealanders.

Laying fibre in your street
When it’s your street’s turn we will let you know when we are coming, when you can connect and how to get connected.

A few weeks before we begin work, you will receive a mailer from us letting you know more about the work we'll be doing and what to expect while we are working in your street. A second letter will be sent letting you know when work will begin closer to the start date. You will also notice street signs communicating start and target completion dates. After we’ve finished building the network in your street, we'll let you know when it’s time to contact your broadband service provider and switch to fibre.

The process starts by getting the fibre from the exchange to your street – we aim to use existing underground pipes or telephone poles where possible. We may need to dig or drill along your street to install smaller microducts, which we use to blow the fibre through to connect your property.