Morning power outage

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

A FAIRLY wide area of the district experienced a power outage this morning.

It affected Ormond, Ngakaroa, Hexton, all of Waimata Valley including Mander Road, and the top end of Riverside Road.

“Almost everyone had their power restored within 15 minutes and the Waimata and Riverside Road areas had their power restored before 10.30am,” an Eastland Network spokeswoman said.

“If you have any issues with power at your place, please call 0800 206 207.”

As of this morning, there was no explanation given for the outage.