Power is out for more than 800 properties in Tauranga.
A Birch Ave worker said power was out to his workplace and it looked like the outage had impacted the whole street.
“I was in a meeting and the room went black.”
Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said a pole isolator had blown and it is quite likely the cause of the power outage.
“It has been left with the Power Authority.”
According to Powerco, power went off in the Judea area at 11.19am and is affecting 835 properties.
A site investigation is under way and Powerco estimates the supply will be back on around 3pm.
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