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Northpower customers left in the dark by surprise power outage in Northland

Northpower customers left in the dark by surprise power outage in Northland 9 May, 2021 01:57 AM 2 minutes to read 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.

Whangārei power cut: 9000 households told to head out for dinner, others told to conserve electricity

Wansbone said the “major fault” happened at the Kensington substation and arose due to an issue with the 33kV busbar. A further update was expected about 6.30pm. But an apologetic Wansbone said it was likely to take several hours to sort out the fault and suggested affected people might want to head out for dinner. Northpower is asking residents to conserve power, Wansbone said. “With the switching of power from other parts of the network, some areas are now heavily loaded. The company is asking customers in the Whangārei city, Keingston, Whau Valley and Tikipunga areas to conserve power in order to keep their electricity connected.

Whangārei power cut: Electricity now back on for 9000 households

Earlier on Saturday night, Northpower asked people to conserve electricity while the outage persisted due to the large load on the network after some areas were switched to other supplies. “With the switching of power from other parts of the network, some areas are now heavily loaded,” communications manager Rachel Wansbone said earlier. The company asked customers in the Whangārei city, Keingston, Whau Valley and Tikipunga areas to conserve power in order to keep their electricity connected. According to Northpower, the outage earlier affected greater Whangārei Central, Maunu, Tikipunga, Onerahi. It included the rural areas Ngunguru, Parua Bay, Kauri, Hikurangi, Hukerunui, and all East Coast locations from Whangārei Heads to Bland Bay.

New $30m Whangārei water treatment plant about to begin operating

New $30m Whangārei water treatment plant about to begin operating 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read David Bell, project manager of the new $30 million Whangārei water treatment plant in Whau Valley. Photo / Tania Whyte Northern Advocate (Whangarei) A major $30 million water project to secure Whangārei s urban water supply for decades to come is almost ready to start flowing. Whangārei District Council water services manager Andrew Venmore said the project has been a major undertaking in the 10 years since the decision was made to upgrade the current treatment plant at Whau Valley. The plant currently produces about 60 per cent of the city s water supply, boosted by smaller treatment plants at Poroti Springs and Maunu Springs.

Complaint about Whangārei officer filmed allegedly swearing upheld by police and watchdog

Complaint about Whangārei officer filmed allegedly swearing upheld by police and watchdog 11 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Northland police have spoken to an officer filmed using unprofessional language during an arrest. Photo / Supplied Northland police have spoken to an officer filmed using unprofessional language during an arrest. Photo / Supplied Northern Advocate A Northland police officer at the centre of an online video that sparked a fierce debate about whether he had used unprofessional language has had a complaint against him upheld. The nine-second video filmed on February 3 shows a man lying face down next to a weed-eater on a Kamo Rd driveway in Whau Valley being approached by two officers with Tasers. One of the officers addresses the man with a word that viewers debated was cuz or c .

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