Auckland households and businesses to receive Entrust dividend
Wednesday 23 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story NZME, Powerco, Nicky Hager, Vector
More than 374,000 eligible customers in central, east, and south Auckland will receive a $377 payment from Entrust. The annual windfall is expected to be distributed within the next 24 hours.
Key facts
5 facts
- Dividend amount: $377 per eligible recipient
- Number of eligible recipients: more than 374,000
- Entrust ownership: 75 percent of Vector
- Eligibility date: midnight on 12 August 2026
- Entrust district: central, east, and south Auckland, including Manukau, northern Papakura, and eastern Franklin
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More than 374,000 eligible households and businesses in central, east, and south Auckland will receive a $377 payment from Entrust. This annual dividend is expected to land in the coming hours.
To qualify for the 2026 dividend, individuals must have been the named power account holder on the Vector electricity network in the Entrust district at midnight on 12 August. The Entrust district includes Auckland, Manukau, northern Papakura, and eastern Franklin.
Entrust, which owns 75 percent of Vector, has paid more than $2.5 billion in dividends to eligible Aucklanders since 1994. Payments are issued either as a direct bank credit or as a credit on the next power bill.
Entrust chair Denise Lee said, "We know this dividend makes a real difference in people's lives because they tell us". The payment amount has increased from $364 last year.
Where reports differ
- The dividend amount was $364 the previous year
Compiled from reports by NZ Herald and The Post.