Power restored after outage impacts 5000 Porirua properties

Properties in Paremata, Papakowhai, Camborne, Whitby, Titahi Bay, Pauatahanui, Plimmerton, Porirua City Centre and Aotea were affected. Photo / 123rf

Power has been restored in Porirua after an outage affected about 5000 properties this morning.

The outage coincided with a frosty start.

Lines company Wellington Electricity said the power was cut about 9.40am as a result of a problem at the Mana zone substation.

It said crews worked on the problem and managed to get the power back on about midday.

Properties in Paremata, Papakowhai, Camborne, Whitby, Titahi Bay, Pauatahanui, Plimmerton, Porirua City Centre and Aotea were affected.

MetService’s website shows it was a still, frosty morning in the area with the temperature about 4C when the power went out.

– RNZ