Diggers and helicopters are being deployed to address the faults in the fibre cable north of Gisborne.
Thanks to a combination of network tech, Napier, Hastings, Gisborne and more are starting to see communications restored.
Twitter users were quick to point out to Shane Reti that there were Starlink kits available through local retailer Noel Leeming.
Two weeks into the job, Ginny Andersen is facing a major communications crisis.