The power outage has affected parts of the Newmarket shopping district in Auckland. A major power outage in Auckland has affected a large swathe through the suburbs of Mt Eden, Epsom, Parnell, Remuera, and Grafton, as well as the Newmarket shopping district, including where the Westfield mall is situated. A shopper at the Westfield Newmarket mall said lights were off, escalators had shut down and traffic lights weren’t working. Vector/Supplied A map of the outage on Vector's website shows suburbs including Newmarket and Remuera are without power. A spokesperson for Scentre Group, which owns the Westfield franchise, said the Newmarket mall remains open and trading.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2020 02:08 UTC