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Final Report

[ Page Last Reviewed On 21 July 1998 ]

The final report was released on 21 July 1998. It is now available here as a series of Adobe Acrobat PDF files. You will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to be able to view the files.

The full title of the final report is Auckland Power Supply Failure 1998: The Report of the Ministerial Inquiry into the Auckland Power Supply Failure.

 FileSize (KB)Contents of File
1Front Cover2001
  • Front Cover Picture
  • Initial letter from Mercury Energy to Aucklanders, 21 February 1998
2Introduction224
  • Title Page
  • Publication Details
  • Contents
  • Letter to the Minister from Inquiry members
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
3Executive Summary35
  • Executive Summary
4Part One: Background3331
  • Introduction
  • Supply of Power to the CBD
  • The Development of Power Supply to the CBD
  • Cable Technology
5Part Two: The Power Supply Failure4580
  • The Cable Failures
  • The Technical Causes of the Cable Failures: Findings
6Part Three: Why the Power Supply Failed519
  • Organisational Issues: Findings
  • Operations and Maintenance: Findings
  • Risk Management and Contingency Planning: Findings
  • Network Distribution Planning: Findings
7Part Four: Conclusions and Recommendations53
  • Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations
8Appendices85
  • Inquiry Processes
  • Submissions and Correspondence
  • Technical Terms and Glossary
  • Technical Reports Terms of Reference
  • Integral Energy Australia Technical Reports: Conclusions
  • Henry Bosch: Governance and Accountability Issues Relevant to the Auckland Power Inquiry
  • Table of Cable Fault History
  • Bibliography
9Back Cover10
  • Back cover

The final report is also available in hard copy from Plan and Print at a cost of $59.95 (excluding GST and freight).

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