READ MORE: Power should be restored for five-star Auckland apartmentsHe said contractors were doing their best to restore power but needed a replacement part ordered from outside Auckland. Five days without power at five-star Auckland apartmentsCatherine ReissKitchen appliances in the hallway is the makeshift solution for residents at one of Auckland's top apartment buildings that has been without power since Sunday. Once power was restored, Speers said the focus would be on preventing another situation of an outage lasting several days. Residents have been in the dark for three nights but have been told their apartments should be switched back on by Thursday. There was no clear cause of the outage that had cut the internal power supply, he said.

Source: Stuff August 10, 2016 00:11 UTC