“It has been a nightmare.”Despite contacting Wellington Electricity most days to get updates, she said she could not get any estimated time of repair from the company. The most recent message Wellington Electricity sent Tarsh stated crews would be working to restore her power by Saturday. Photograph / RNZTwo days into the Korokoro power outage, Roughton said, his community technically had its power turned back on, but it bounced between 90 and 130 volts. But he said he received the opposite advice from Wellington Electricity, which encouraged him and his neighbours to turn their mains on. Photo / Mark MitchellWellington Electricity told the Herald in a statement that there were two main reasons for the delays in restoring power.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 20, 2026 04:01 UTC