Power prices in Dannevirke

As at May 2026, electricity in Dannevirke averaged 46.19c per kWh including GST. For a household using 8,000 kWh a year on a low-user plan, paying on time and taking any prompt-payment discount, with controlled hot water, that works out to roughly $3,695 a year. That is 9.9% above the national average of 42.04c, making Dannevirke the 11th most expensive of the 42 towns MBIE surveys.

Lines charges are the part of a power bill that changes most from town to town, because every area is served by a different network. In Dannevirke the lines component is 20.58c per kWh — 45% of the total, against 40% nationally. The remaining 25.62c covers energy, metering and retailer costs, which vary far less by location.

Scanpower. Dannevirke sits in the Southern Hawke's Bay (Scanpower) network reporting region, and Scanpower owns and maintains the poles and wires — so they are who you call in a power cut, not your power company. Their faults line is 0800 80 80 39. Your retailer is who you choose and who bills you; the lines company is fixed by where you live.

Yes. In February 2004 the Dannevirke average was 17.10c per kWh; by May 2026 it was 46.19c — a rise of 170% over 22 years. Over the last twelve months alone it rose 6.2%.

Possibly. The MBIE figure is an average of publicly advertised tariffs across Dannevirke, not a quote — what you pay depends on your usage, your meter and which company you are with. Switching retailer does not change the 20.58c lines component, but it does change the 25.62c that sits on top of it. Comparing the companies we work with is free and takes a couple of minutes.