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Power back on for around 7000 east Auckland properties cut off this evening
About 7000 properties in inner-eastern suburbs were initially wiped off the grid.
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Frustrated homeowners enter 11th day without power
Vector is scrambling to reconnect properties plunged into darkness by last week's storm
Call to Utilities Disputes fast-tracks lengthy power outage
Desperate, the Epsom woman called Utility Disputes who fast-tracked her repairs.
Tabuteau: Permits ensure decades of gas
New Zealand can extract gas for decades, and electricity review should help Ruapehu people
Brian Rudman: Vector lines security in dark ages
COMMENT: Embarrassing outages prove undergrounding greater priority than annual dividend.
The Auckland blackouts that lasted five weeks
We look back at the six worst power cuts that have plunged Auckland in the dark before.
'Act of God' means no compo for Vector customers
Vector offers $50 if power off for too long - unless it's caused by an "extreme storm".
Trade union: False complaints delay power fix
"Every time that happens, they can't respond to someone else who needs their help."
Dead pets and rotten food after six days without power
A Henderson Valley family is among hundreds still in the dark a week after the storm.
A week without power: City fails storm stress test
COMMENT: Last week's storm shows the frailty of Auckland's infrastructure.
Still no power for 1500 Auckland locations
Vector says that number may increase due to weather conditions and downed trees.
Vector crews to work around the clock until power restored to 3000
About 3000 properties are still without power in Auckland after bad weather this week.
Vector still working to restore power to 5000 Aucklanders
Vector has been flying helicopters over the region to speed up finding problem areas,
Another big power cut in Auckland after substation fails
Henderson and Swanson residents have been affected by a new power outage tonight.
Piha may be without power till next week
After three days without power Piha has been told to hang in there until next week.
Electric City Link buses for Auckland next week
Aucklanders will get to experience electric buses on the City Link service from next week.
Watch: Triplet family's miserable wait for power
A West Auckland couple with young triplets were forced to leave home due to the cold.
Thousands of Aucklanders wake to third day without power; more rain on way
A fast moving front is forecast to sweep across the North Island this morning.
Forecasters' Twitter feeds show speed of storm's escalation
Warnings of a chilly night quickly changed to reports of 100km/h winds in Auckland.
Plea for patience: 79,500 properties still without power
Storm took power from 200,000 customers in less than 24 hours.
Auckland power cuts could last for days, Vector says
More than 100,000 homes and businesses in the city have outages.
Lines company faces legal action over wildfires
The fires sparked a state of emergency in February last year.
Meridian urges Kiwi car buyers to take on Norway
The Scandinavian nation is an example of what can be achieved.
Bird cuts power to 1044 customers
A starling electrocuted by 11,000 volts caused a power outage.
Crash takes out power pole in South Auckland
Vector estimates power will be out until 3.20am tomorrow.
TECT withdraws proposal to can cheques
Huge opposition from Trustpower customers results in proposal being canned
'Chilling effect': Ardern's oil and gas remarks criticised
PM's remarks may hit on multibillion-dollar oil and gas sector, MP says.
Electric RVs to cruise into Kiwi campsites
Tourism Holdings is working on ternaries for electric motorhomes it is developing