Publications
- Annual Planning Report
- Asset Management Plan
- Corridor Management
- Corridor Management Activity Lists Brochure
- Development Guide
- Grid Upgrade Plan
- Land Management Agreement
- Our National Grid
- Plant and Power Lines
- Tower Painting
- Trees and Power lines
- Tree Management Near High Voltage Transmission Lines
- Working on your Land
Annual Planning Report
Annual Planning Report 2010 [13.6MB]
Each year Transpower publishes an Annual Planning Report which details the status of all projects that Transpower considers possible over the next 10 years.
Asset Management Plan
Asset Management Plan 2010 [1.1MB]
Transpower’s Asset Management Plan represents the intended asset management strategies and programmes of work for the National Grid infrastructure and related assets.
Corridor Management
This brochure provides information to those seeking to develop land close to existing high voltage transmission lines.
Transpower has a watching brief on development near its assets, which it refers to as Corridor Management.
Corridor Management Activity Lists Brochure
This brochure helps developers and property owners located near our transmission lines make land use decisions that are compatible with our need to maintain, operate and develop those lines.
Development Guide
Development Guide [3.4MB]
The purpose of the guide is to raise awareness of the issues relating to developing land near existing high voltage transmission lines. It looks at the impact of lines on development, and how development can adversely affect the lines themselves.
The guide provides examples of what to do/what not to do, and discusses planning and safety issues and illustrates ways to avoid and mitigate effects. It is aimed at planning practitioners, local authorities, developers and land owners.
Copies will be provided to all local authorities to have available at their front counters.
Request a copy by email or call Transpower toll-free on 0508 526 369.
Grid Upgrade Plan
Grid Upgrade Plans are the means by which Transpower seeks Electricity Commission approval for its investment proposals.
Grid Upgrade Plan 2009
GUP 2009 Contents Document [86kB]
Grid Upgrade Plan 2009 Part VII: Upper North Island Dynamic Reactive Support Investment Proposal [1.1MB]
Grid Upgrade Plan 2008
Grid Upgrade Plan 2008 - Part VI: Woodville–Mangamaire–Masterton Transmission Investment Proposal [1.5MB]
Land Management Agreement
Land Management Agreement [25kB]
This document is to record land management details such as acceptable access routes, conditions of access, tree management details and other land management arrangements, as agreed by the Landowner and/or Occupier and Transpower New Zealand Limited.
Our National Grid
Our National Grid 2004/2005 [2.7MB]
As the owner and operator of the National Grid, Transpower lies at the centre of New Zealand’s electricity industry, providing the link which ensures power gets from source to switch, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The National Grid is much more than towers and wires. It is New Zealand’s energy backbone and it empowers our communities.
Our National Grid has been produced to contribute to the public discussion about how we can meet the expectations of New Zealanders that they will have a safe, secure and continuous supply of electricity.
Plant and Power Lines
Plant and Power Lines [315kB]
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.
Trees and Power lines
Trees and Powerlines [611kB]
This brochure provides important information to landowners on managing vegetation near overhead power lines.
Tree Management Near High Voltage Transmission Lines
This document discusses frequently asked questions on maintaining trees near Transpower's transmission 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
