Chorus outages affecting fibre internet across Auckland
A planned overnight network update by Chorus caused internet outages for approximately 30,000 customers across Auckland, New Zealand. Service was restored by midday Tuesday after widespread reports of connectivity issues across multiple major internet service providers.
Why it matters
Large-scale infrastructure outages highlight the fragility of modern digital connectivity and the impact of maintenance errors on urban populations.
An overnight network update was to blame for as many as 30,000 internet connections cutting out in different parts of Auckland.
RNZ readers on the North Shore, Hibiscus Coast and Papatoetoe have all reported issues with internet.
A Chorus map showed several outages dotted across the Auckland region including the North Shore areas of Albany, Redvale, Long Bay and Rosedale. Browns Bay and Milford.
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