Power restored to 903 homes in Pyes Pa, Tauranga after bird caused outage

About 900 homes are without power in the Pyes Pa area this afternoon. Image / Powerco

A bird was likely to blame for a two-hour power cut that affected 903 properties in Pyes Pa, Tauranga.

Lines company PowerCo spokesperson Rochelle West said the power was reconnected to all properties by 2.41pm.

“The power outage at 2pm was believed to have been caused by a bird hitting overhead power lines.”

The unplanned power outage affected properties in the area of Barkes Corner and the Oropi Rd roundabout.