I had a leaflet dropped in the mailbox this morning by Downer.... the old NZ Post poles are being replaced with... Ultra Fast Poles....
Interestingly in this area (which is a square of roads), chorus is on the inside of the square and vodafone on the outside (so outside my house). Fibre will be crossing the street to my place - and directly broadsiding the northerly winds - to get to here.
At least the old leaning-to pole will be replaced.... and the single copper pair to my house which could only ever deliver 2mbps over DSL could eventually be retired....