Power is out to 430 customers in the Dunedin suburb of Tainui after a line came down. The outage happened at 9.10am after the line fell on Cavell St near the intersection with Magdala St.Three Delta trucks were on the scene about 9.45am. A spokesman said power was also out for an extra 450 customers for three minutes at 9.50am as workers carried out switching to isolate the area and safely carry out repairs. As of 11.45am, Delta crews had repaired the overhead line and expected to restore power to affected consumers by noon. Tahuna Rd resident Rob Donaldson said it was a chilly morning as his heat pump wasn't working.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 15, 2016 21:37 UTC