Residents of the Wellington suburb of Whitby have been asked to conserve water after a water main ruptured this morning.
The leak, at Staithes Drive in Whitby, is at an area where two water mains run next to each other. One is a Greater Wellington Regional Council bulk main and
the other is a Porirua City Council feeder main from the Ascot Park reservoir.
Chris Laidlow, Greater Wellington Regional Council's water supply general manager, said staff from both councils are working to find the location of the leak
"The bulk main, which supplies water to reservoirs at Whitby, Pukerua Bay, Plimmerton, Paremata and Ascot Park, has been isolated," he said.
Earlier it had been reported Whitby residents would have their water cut off while staff fixed the problem, however residents are still being supplied with water from the reservoir.