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Christchurch City Council is working with its contractors and Civil Defence to help the eastern bays residents impacted by slips and flooding. Check here for the latest updates regarding road access and recovery efforts.
For the latest information on the state of the roads, check this map.
Update on Banks Peninsula roads
We currently have 10 excavator crews out, working to clear roads. Our focus is on making sure people have access to their properties.
However, the following roads remain closed to the public:
- Goughs Bay Road – closed
- Hickory Bay Road– closed
- Long Bay Road– closed
- Dalglishs Road– closed
We know the bays are popular spots, especially at this time of the year. However, these roads are going to be closed (and gated) over the Christmas/New Years period because they are badly damaged. Permanent residents will have access to their properties through arrangements made directly with them.
We’ll be monitoring the situation over the Christmas / New Years break. Crews will be working, and more are scheduled to start work from 10 January 2022.
Restoring power
Today Orion had some planned power outages on Long Bay Road, Fishermans Bay Road, and Goughs Bay Road as their crews completed some urgent repairs. Power is expected to be back on by the end of the day.
There are three properties at the bottom of Goughs Bay that remain without power – it will take another few days to get the power back on for these properties.
There may be other power outages over the next few days as Orion continues to restore power in the area. For up to date information, customers can check Orion’s website for details including projected restoration times, or call Orion’s 24/7 Customer Support team on 0800 363 9898
Restoring landline phone connections
Chorus have advised that landline phone connections are expected to be restored by the end of the day, once power is back on.
The three properties at the bottom of Goughs Bay will have their phone lines restored once power is back on.