Application for the permanent disconnection of a gas supply

You should request a temporary or permanent gas disconnection from your gas retailer. This form is only to be used if you don't know the gas retailer.​

Prior to building demolitions

Important Removals and Disconnections Information

  • For your own safety, you must always have the electricity and gas services disconnected before you demolish or remove a building.
  • Please complete an Application For Removal or Disconnection form – for gas  - before you start work.
  • Under no circumstances should demolition proceed until written clearance has been received from Vector.
  • To ensure efficient processing of your request, please submit one new disconnection request for each gas connection.
  • Please contact your retailer to arrange a final gas meter reading.


Time taken to process the application and disconnect the service (from the date the quote is accepted):

  • Gas disconnections will include the removal of the gas network riser and the gas meter:
    • Standard gas disconnections - 10 working days
    • Non-standard gas disconnections - Where resource consent or steel disconnections are required - up to 20 working days (quoteable charges may apply)