Northpower customers left in the dark by surprise power outage in Northland
9 May, 2021 01:57 AM
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Nearly half of Northpower s customers in Northland were affected by an unscheduled power outage on Saturday afternoon. Photo / File
Nearly half of Northpower s customers in Northland were affected by an unscheduled power outage on Saturday afternoon. Photo / File
Northern Advocate
More than 28,000 Northpower customers were left in the dark on Saturday when their power suddenly shut off.
A fault on high voltage equipment at the region s largest Northpower substation in Kensington caused a power outage around 4pm around Whangārei and up to 70km away in Bland Bay.
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