Widespread power, internet outages across Auckland causing havoc

There are widespread power and Internet issues through the Auckland region on Wednesday afternoon, causing havoc for businesses and schools.

Warkworth locals reported the power in their area had been off since 7am on Wednesday, with the Vector power outage map saying it would not be back on until 3 or 4pm.

A Warkworth local told Stuff while the power was out throughout the town, there was also no power in Snells Beach, Wellsford, Omaha and Matakana.

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“It’s caused a huge disruption to businesses and schools on the coldest day of the year so far,” the local said.

Mahurangi principal Tony Giles said the high school was “limping on” despite lack of power.

“We are still open because half of the year groups had been rostered off to be at home today, due to the teacher strikes,” Giles said.

Giles said under normal circumstances with a full roll of pupils, they would have had to close down, due to “the power used to flush their toilets.”

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However, on a reduced amount of students, they were able to stay open.

“It’s back to the old school days of pen and paper, thank goodness it’s a sunny day,” Giles said.

Aucklanders in the region’s central suburbs, such as Remuera and Newmarket, were not facing power outages but internet outages.

One Remuera man told Stuff he had not had internet since Tuesday.

The Chorus outage map showed outages in most of the central-east Auckland suburbs, spreading out to Onehunga, and into Māngere.

Vector and Chorus have both been approached for comment on the outages.