A long way from Auckland’s contractors. Not from us.
Thames and the Hauraki Plains sit outside most Auckland and Hamilton operators’ comfortable range, and the ones who do travel usually come to locate and leave. Utility Works runs the other way: we come with the locators, the hydro-vac truck and the digger on one trip, so the leak that’s found gets fixed, the service that’s marked gets potholed, and the ground gets put back — without a second contractor or a second visit.
The ground out here is its own challenge. Peat and reclaimed alluvium on the Plains move with the seasons and work pipe joints loose; Thames’ older streets carry a century of unmapped laterals and abandoned mains. Both reward a crew that locates first and digs once.
What we bring to Thames and the Hauraki Plains
Underground Leak Detection & Repair
Water bills climbing on a Thames section, a Paeroa dairy shed or a Plains lifestyle block? Acoustic detection and pipe tracing find the leak without digging up the property — and the same crew excavates, repairs and reinstates. One trip, done.
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Underground Service Locating
Old towns keep old secrets: unmapped water laterals, abandoned mains, decades of private power and effluent lines. We locate, mark out and pothole before any dig — fence lines, new sheds, driveways, subdivisions.
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Water Mains Installation & Replacement
Replacing a failed galvanised main, upsizing for pressure, or bringing supply from a bore or tank across peat country. We locate what’s there, trench or drill, lay, test and put the ground back.
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Complete Utility Installation
Power to sheds and pump houses, water reticulation to troughs and tanks, ducts for fibre — long rural runs are what we do most of, and the Plains have plenty of them.
Learn moreThames, Paeroa or the Plains — tell us the job and we’ll fit you into the next run.
Free, no-obligation quote · Mon–Fri 7am–5pm · Auckland, Franklin & North Waikato
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What customers say
“Prompt service & fair pricing. Tony and his team — sharp eye for detail and out of the box problem solving paired with a high standard of workmanship.”
Richard La Trobe · Google · October 2026
“Really happy with the work to install our underground services. Highly recommend.”
Sarah Walworth · Google · October 2026
“The only company we trust… reliable, cost effective, and honest service from A to Z. 100% confidence in this company.”
Darrel Assink · Google · September 2026
Our Projects
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North Waikato
Rural Power Mains Installation in North Waikato
Utility Works was commissioned to install a new power mains cable on a rural North Waikato property. The project involved existing services detection, excavator trenching, and hydro-vac works to keep the trench clear due to in-flow during the project, followed by installation of the three-phase cable and final connect and commission. The project was completed on time and within budget.
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Tuakau, North Waikato
Services Detection & Mapping in Tuakau
A local power network provider in Pukekohe needed expert service detection and mapping. With multiple high-voltage cables traced and marked out, duct and drainage tracing, water mains tracing and multiple communications cables in the vicinity, the project required our specialist services and expertise.
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Do you really come out to Thames?
Is there a call-out charge for the Hauraki area?
Can you find leaks on peat and reclaimed ground?
Who owns the pipe from the road to my house in Thames?
Do you do the whole job or just the locating?
Ready when you are.
Tell us what you’re seeing or what you’re planning. You’ll get a straight answer, a free quote and one crew that does the whole job.
Mon–Fri 7am–5pm · Waiau Pa, South Auckland · Auckland, Franklin & North Waikato