Sediment in Auckland tap water

Dozens of residents in Auckland's Grey Lynn and Westmere suburbs had murky water running out of their taps last night.

Metrowater received calls from concerned residents when the discoloured water was noticed at 7pm. Maintenance workers quickly worked to fix the problem.

Media liaison officer Linda Danen said it was not yet known what caused the problem, however, it was "most likely" to have been caused by a change of water pressure lifting sediment from the bottom of some pipes. The problem was fixed by about 8.30pm.