There have been reports of widespread internet outages across New Zealand.

At about 7.30pm, people in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Dunedin began posting on social media saying they had no internet.

Many said they were Contact Energy customers.

A post on the Vic Deals Facebook page asking if anyone had lost internet received 139 comments, with users across Wellington suburbs confirming widespread outages.

On its website, network service provider Devoli said broadband issues were being caused by a route reflector in Sydney.

This would mean New Zealand local fibre providers that rely on Devoli for their connections could have their services disrupted.

“Due to slow response we have restarted devices in Auckland and Wellington,” Devoli wrote. “Investigation ongoing.”

More to come