Before you dig in Chatham Islands Territory
1 operators are specific to this district. 1 of them won't show up on a beforeUdig enquiry.
Of the 1 utility operators specific to Chatham Islands Territory, 0 take locate requests through beforeUdig and 1 do not - beforeUdig says identifying non-members on your site is your responsibility. Contact those 1 directly, then have the services located and marked before you break ground.
Pin a worksite in Chatham Islands Territory to narrow this listOpen the mapWho you still have to contact in Chatham Islands Territory
1 of the 1 local operators here are not beforeUdig members - every one of them. Those are the ones you contact yourself.
| Service | Members | You contact |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Waters | 0 | 1 |
Checked against beforeUdig's published member and non-member lists on 26 July 2026, and against each operator's own website. Membership changes in both directions, so confirm anything critical with the operator. How we check
Who to contact in Chatham Islands Territory
1 operators are specific to Chatham Islands Territory, plus 15 nationwide networks that run through most of the country.
Contact these 1 yourself
Not beforeUdig members, so they will not appear on an enquiry confirmation sheet even if they have assets on your site.
Plus 15 nationwide networks
Transmission, rail, state highways and the national carriers. These serve every district, so they appear on all of these pages. 6 of them are not beforeUdig members.
Finding services on a property in Chatham Islands Territory
How to find water mains on your property (NZ)
Where the public main sits, where your private pipe takes over, and who to ask for each.
How to get drainage plans for your house (NZ)
Two different records, two different requests - and most people only ever ask for one of them.
How to find the sewer line on your property
The lateral across your section and the main under the road are two different records.