If you have a clear and unobstructed view to the ‘Line of Sight required’ point in your area, you can get Compass wireless.*
*Subject to passing a signal strength test.
| Warkworth |
Areas covered: Kaipara, Warkworth, the hills to west of Woodcocks and west of Mahurangi West.
Line of sight required: The radio receiving dish at the top of Moir Hill. |
| Leigh |
Areas covered: Leigh, Pakiri, Point Wells, Omaha, Snells Beach, Algies Bay.
Line of sight required: The old radio repeater mast at 72 Rodney Road, RD5, Warkworth. The mast has has three grey dish antennae on it. |
| Orewa |
Areas covered: Orewa, Red Beach, Silverdale, North coast of Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
Line of sight required: The top of the Nautilus building in Orewa. |
| Dairy Flat |
Areas covered: Central Orewa, Silverdale, West Puawai Bay, Dairy Flat, Coatsville, Kahikatea Flat Road, Wainui.
Line of sight required: The narrow mast located on the corner of Blake Lane and Austin Road, Dairy Flat. There are two visible dish antennae located on the mast. |
| Albany |
Areas covered: Top of the hill north of the old Albany township, south over Massey University.
Line of sight required: Top of the hill north of the old Albany township |
| Auckland |
Areas covered: Auckland city and Auckland's North Shore.
Line of sight required: The large black band under the viewing platform on the Sky Tower |
| Mt Albert |
Areas covered: Grey Lynn, West of One Tree Hill, Mt Albert, West of Mt Eden, Mt Roskill, some parts of Te Atatu North and a small area in Titirangi.
Line of sight required: Located on the narrow ends of the Hort Research (the old DSIR) building on the Northern face of Mt Albert. |
| Henderson |
Areas covered: Henderson, Te Atatu Peninsula, Pt Chevalier, Westmere, Grey Lynn, Morningside, Mt Roskill, Blockhouse Bay, New Lynn, Avondale, Glen Eden, Oratia, Waiatarua, Henderson Valley, Pukematekeo, Massey, Lincoln.
Line of sight required: The antennae on the side of the Waikamete Reservoir. |
| Otahuhu |
Areas covered: Otahuhu, Otara, Papatoetoe, East Tamaki, Pakuranga, Howick, Manukau City Centre, Manurewa, Weymouth, Airport, Mangere, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Ellerslie, Mt Wellington, Panmure, Glen Innes.
Line of sight required: The radio mast in the Transpower Substation. The mast is located just to the west of the two remaining power station chimneys. |
| Clevedon |
Areas covered: Clevedon, east of Ardmore airport and east Alfriston and Hunua northern slopes. Ararimu around the northern slopes of Gelling/Ararimu intersection. Very little coverage to the east and west of the site.
Line of sight required: The narrow mast located at 171 McGregor Road, Clevedon, to the west of the power pylon wires as they cross the ridge to the north of Hunua. |
| Papakura |
Areas covered: Papakura
Line of sight required: A solid looking mast located on Kaipara Road, Red Hill, Papakura, near the reservoir about three quarters up the hill behind and the east of Papakura. |
| Ramarama |
Areas covered: Ramarama
Line of sight required: The mast on Maxted Road to the east of the large sweeping bend at the southern end of the Ramarama straights. The dish antenna and the green shipping container are clearly seen. |
| Pukekohe |
Areas covered: Pukekohe
Line of sight required: The antennae on the large radio mast at the top of Pukekohe Hill. |
| Onewhero |
Areas covered: Waiuku, Pukeoware, South of Pukekohe hill, Tuakau, Onewhero, Pukekawa, Aka Aka, Port Waikato, Otaua.
Line of sight required: The antennae on the top of the highest hill off Klondyke Road and to the east of Port Waikato. |
| Pollock |
Areas covered: Grahams Beach, Matakawua, Pollok, Kohekohe, Waiuku, Glenbrook Beach, Clarks Beach, Glenbrook, Patumahoe, Waiau Pa, Te Hihi.
Line of sight required: The narrow mast that can be seen near the Kelly's Landing at the water end of Pollok Wharf Road. This is North West of Clarks Beach. |
| Pokeno |
Areas covered: Pokeno, Tuakau, Eastern slope of Pukekohe Hill, Kellyville, Mercer, Meremere, Mangatawhiri, Island Block Road, Whangamarino, Onewhero.
Line of sight required: The antennae located on the skinny mast on the hill behind Pokeno. These are just down the hill from the Vodafone and Telecom cellphone masts. |
| Taurangaruru |
Areas covered: Taurangaruru, Waiuku
Line of sight required: The narrow mast and a green shipping container located to the east of Waiuku and just north of the Karioitahi Road on the side of the hills. |
| Hamilton |
Areas covered: Hamilton
Line of sight required: Waikato Hospital, corner of Pembroke Street and Selwyn Street. |
| Rotorua |
Areas covered: Rotorua, Ngongotaha, Hamurara, Mourea, Whangamanno, Te Nago.
Line of sight required: The large BCL mast on the hill east of Rotorua. You must be able to see either the top of the building (if in Rotorua) or the mast (remaining area). |
| Tauranga |
Areas covered: Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, Northern part of Papamoa, Lower Kaimai, Whakamarama, Okomoroa, Katikati.
Line of sight required: The antenna on the mast on Mt Kopukairua. |
| Palmerston North |
Areas covered: Palmerston North
Line of sight required: A clear and unobstructed view of the antenna on the roof of the building at 61-75 Rangitikei Street. |
| Christchurch |
Areas covered: Christchurch CBD, as far north as Belfast and West near to Rolleston.
Line of sight required: The antenna located on the roof of the building at Dyers Pass Rd & Summit Road, Sugarloaf Reserve. This is located beneath the big BCL mast on the hills to the south east of the city. |
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