Aucklanders still without power

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Some Aucklanders remain without hot water after Tuesday's damaging storm.

Vector reported yesterday that 300 customers were without hot water across Auckland.

Hot water pilots had been repaired in New Lynn, and Vector crews were working on hot water pilots in Kelston, Henderson/Titirangi and Swanson yesterday.

Sandy Hodge, outage manager for Vector, said less than 15 individual customers were without power, after underground cable faults were resolved last night.

Vector has crews across Auckland working on restoring hot water to its customers.

Hot water outages and power outages are on separate lines, so while some customers have electricity restored they still may be without hot water.

"We appreciate the frustration from some customers and reiterate that there are numerous crews out working on these hot water issues alone," Vector said in a statement.

Vector described the damage to the network as "extensive".

Wind gusts of up to 145 km/h left more than 90,000 people in Auckland without power at its height on Tuesday.