Following this afternoon’s latest aftershocks in Christchurch, Vodafone’s mobile network in the region is fully operational but due to the current demand we are experiencing some congestion.  Due to mains power loss, 27 sites are currently working on back-up power and 3 sites are down.  All Vodafone staff in the Christchurch area are safe and accounted for.

We continue to recommend customers only use their phone for emergency calls to preserve both battery power of their handset as well as reduce capacity on the network.

Ongoing updates are also available on Vodafone’s Forum www.vodafone.co.nz/forum and on twitter @VodafoneNZ. 

The situation is rapidly changing and we will keep the media updated.

Our thoughts are with the entire Christchurch community