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Storm update: Friday 24 October 8:00am

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Our crews worked through the night to restore power to customers affected by yesterday’s severe winds.

By 2:30am, our crews had restored supply to all but a small number of customers. As of this morning just two small area outages remain, and we expect these to be resolved later today.

At the height of the storm, approximately 2600 customers were without power across the Wellington region, mainly in rural areas where trees were blown into high-voltage lines.

We’d like to thank customers for their patience and understanding while our crews worked in challenging conditions to restore power safely and as quickly as possible.

If you’re still without power and your outage isn’t shown on our website, please call your retailer so they can log your outage with us.

With another period of severe winds forecast for Monday, we’re again preparing our crews and reminding customers to prepare for the possibility of power outages, and remember to:

·       Phone our emergency line on 0800 248 148 if you spot anything that might be an electrical hazard.

·       Treat all electrical equipment as live at all times.

·        Let your electricity retailer know if you experience a power cut and it's not shown on our outages page.

·        Follow your emergency response plan and, if medically dependent, contact your health practitioner if an outage puts you at risk of harm.

·        Call 111 if anyone is in danger or if there’s a serious risk to property.

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Current outages
HOME / OUTAGES / NEWTOWN

Newtown

#2441700
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Latest update

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

End date/time

2/05/2025 03:03pm

Local area outage - cause to be determined. Power has been fully restored

Last updated 2/05/2025 03:03pm

Previous updates

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 02:02pm

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 01:01pm

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 12:02pm

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 10:47am

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 09:41am

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 08:41am

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 07:40am

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 06:43am

Customers affected

270

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 05:40am

Customers affected

Yet to be advised, fault crew attending

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 04:53am

Customers affected

Yet to be advised, fault crew attending

Start date/time

2/05/2025 03:30am

Estimated restoration

3/05/2025 03:30am

Local area outage - cause to be determined. We are working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible

Last updated 2/05/2025 03:32am

Streets affected

  • Alexandra Road, Newtown
  • Blucher Avenue, Newtown
  • Coromandel Street, Newtown
  • Daniell Street, Newtown
  • Mein Street, Newtown
  • Owen Street, Newtown
  • Picton Avenue, Newtown
  • Somerset Avenue, Newtown
  • Wilson Street, Newtown

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