New Plymouth's worst water crisis a 'freak accident'NPDC Contractors have been working on a broken water pipe in New Plymouth. New Plymouth is suffering what has been described by the mayor as "the most significant loss of water supply" the city has experienced. The cause of the water shortage is a broken water pipe which was sheared in half by a falling tree during the cyclone. Holdom said the "event" is the most significant loss of water supply that the region has experienced. NPDC Welders repair a broken water pipe.

Source: Stuff February 22, 2018 02:26 UTC