Dunedin street lights outage leaves suburbs in darkness tonight

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8 Apr, 2026 08:54 AMQuick Read

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A mass streetlight outage was reported in Dunedin. Photo / 123rf

Large parts of Dunedin have been plunged into darkness after street lights failed to switch on this evening.

Areas affected include St Kilda, Mornington and Ocean Grove.

On social media, some residents responded with humour.

“Council forgot to pay the bill,” one person joked, while another suggested: “The
council have run out of money to pay for lighting?”