Looks like Vector didnt get the contract to those areas above which they really wanted it seems going by those ad campaigns last year.
Interestingly Fibre is already getting rolled over bits of the CBD according to this doc: http://www.ultrafastbroadband.co.nz/fil ... 202011.pdf
I was expecting the rollout to be quite slow but it seems not

More info here on where they are planning to do the upgrades: http://www.ultrafastbroadband.co.nz/cov ... ea-details
Matangi seems to be upgrade zone, nice!, although Tamahere isnt, no doubt they will get their nicker's in a twist like they always do, LOL