As a continuation from last week's story on this issue, Chorus has responded to the Sun by saying  it will have the Haast to Hawea section of ultra-fast broadband build completed by early to mid-2022.

Chorus works stretch approximately 360km over three sections of build.

•  Fox Glacier to Haast – Approx. 120km

• Haast to Hawea – Approx. 120km

• Milford to Te Anua – Approx. 120km.

 Working with Crown Infrastructure Partners, Chorus has been selected to build fibre all the way from Fox Glacier to Hawea and Milford to Te Anua, an intense and challenging 360km fibre lay through some very interesting terrain. 

Sections are all roughly 120km and  teams will use all deployment methodologies along these routes. Methodologies include aerial, directional drilling, utilising existing assets, mole ploughing and rock sawing.

This project is focussing on establishing the main fibre between Fox and Hawea and Milford and Te Anua. Whilst Chorus is looking at deploying UFB services along the route, it has  not confirmed dates and locations as it has been focused on getting the main fibre sorted.

Read edition 1003 of the Wānaka Sun here.

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