Water supply is out to several properties on Mount Maunganui’s Oceanbeach Rd following a broken water main.
Tauranga City Council said the break happened about 2:20am.
In order to fix this the water supply was shut off at 4:50am and some houses will be without water for up to 8 hours, the council said.
“House numbers 273-367 Oceanbeach Road are affected.
“The water main has broken underneath a power pole.
“Contractors are in the process of fixing this as quickly as possible in order to restore services, and the cause of this will be investigated in due course,” the council said.
“Downer will be on site from 7am to supply residents with bottled water.”
Traffic management is in place and the public is asked to avoid the area if possible.
If residents are in urgent need of water, they should phone the council’s contact centre 07 577 7000.
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