In remote areas, installing continuous coverage on State Highways can be very difficult. Rugged mountainous terrain with lots of hills and valleys makes mobile coverage difficult to achieve.
State Highways
On some State Highways there will be ‘islands’ of coverage which are sign-posted so you will know where the coverage can be found, and how far down the highway you need to travel to get into mobile coverage.
This will provide everyone with access to the emergency 111 network no matter what mobile network they are with. Drivers will see an area that they will be able to pull over and phone for help on the 111 network should an emergency or incident occur.
Tourism locations
Connectivity in some of New Zealand’s most remote tourism locations is central for safety and improved access to emergency access. Providing mobile coverage to the ends of cycle and walking tracks enables first responders to have a much better chance of helping people in difficulty.
Please see the following lists showing mobile blackspot coverage on State Highways and Tourism Locations across New Zealand:
