Publications
- Annual Planning Report
- Plant and Power Lines
- Tower Painting
- Transmission Line 'Buffer Zones': Frequently Asked Questions
- Trees and Power lines
- Working on your Land
Annual Planning Report
Annual Planning Report 2012 [16.7MB]
Each year Transpower publishes an Annual Planning Report which details the status of all projects that Transpower considers possible over the next 15 years.
Grid Upgrade Plan 2009
Between 2003 and 2010 Grid Upgrade Plans were the means by which Transpower sought Electricity Commission approval for its investment proposals. The plans that are still being built are listed below.
Grid Upgrade Plan 2009 Part VII: Upper North Island Dynamic Reactive Support Investment Proposal [1.1MB]
Grid Upgrade Plan 2008
Plant and Power Lines
Plant and Power Lines [653kB]
The requirements when operating plant in the vicinity of Transpower New Zealand power lines.
Tower Painting
Tower Painting Brochure [732kB]
Information on how Transpower requires its transmission towers to be painted, including the preparatory work.
Transmission Line 'Buffer Zones': Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about transmission line corridors or 'buffer zones': the area below, and around, high voltage transmission lines in which activities and land uses that are incompatible with the safe and efficient operation of the national electricity network are avoided.
Trees and Power lines
Trees and Powerlines [611kB]
This brochure provides important information to landowners on managing vegetation near overhead power lines.
Mobile Plant and Power Lines
Mobile Plant and Power Lines [493kB]
Minimum safe distances for the operation of mobile plant near Transpower conductors (wires).
Working on your Land
Working on your Land [2.2MB]
Working on your land - a quick guide to your rights, obligations and how we'll work with you:
- Working together
- Transpower’s rights and obligations
- Your rights and obligations
- What can you do around transmission lines on your land?
- How to contact us
