Power cut affects 580 users
Power cut affects 580 users
Arcing on top of a power pole in Dunedin on Tuesday night cut power to 580 customers.
Vaughan Elder
Arcing cut power to 580 customers
Arcing cut power to 580 customers
Arcing on top of a power pole in Dunedin last night cut power to 580 customers.
$16,000 spent on consultants
$16,000 spent on consultants
Aurora Energy spent almost $16,000 on consultants in two weeks as it dealt with fallout from accusations it dangerously mismanaged Dunedin and Central Otago's power network.
Arcing on pole causes cut
Arcing on pole causes cut
Arcing on top of a power pole in Dunedin last night could have caused an explosion, whistleblower Richard Healey says.
Leaked surveys show Delta workers’ concern
Leaked surveys show Delta workers’ concern
A pair of leaked staff surveys show significant numbers of Delta workers have been concerned about the company’s attitude towards health and safety.
DCC tardy in cycle way fix: resident
DCC tardy in cycle way fix, resident says
A St Clair resident has called on the Dunedin City Council to fix an abandoned piece of cycleway in his area before moving on to the central city.
Strike 'obliterates' electrical systems
Strike 'obliterates' electrical systems
The damaging effects of a lightning strike at a Mosgiel retirement village last month are continuing to play havoc with its electrical systems.
Delta denies 6600V danger
Delta denies 6600V danger
A falling high-voltage power line scorched grass and risked sending a deadly current into surrounding homes in Dunedin yesterday.
Power restored in Tainui
Power restored in Tainui
Power has been restored to 430 customers in the Dunedin suburb of Tainui after it was cut this morning when a line came down.
Quake family sticking together
Family sticks together in Kaikoura
A Kaikoura mother of three has made the difficult decision not to evacuate as the town rallies in the face of an uncertain future.
Residents urged to learn from quake
Residents urged to learn from quake
Queenstown residents would probably face a similar scenario to the one in Kaikoura should the Alpine Fault rupture, and they could be cut off by landslips for weeks.
Pilot: slips just grew and grew
Pilot: slips just grew and grew
A helicopter pilot says he could smell the fresh earth uncovered by the Kaikoura earthquake hundreds of metres in the air as he flew above the scene.
'It was a very long, very scary night'
'It was a very long, very scary night'
A Kaikoura mother of three has described the ''absolutely terrifying'' moments when the ''massive'' 7.5 quake struck.
Concerns raised over evacuations
Concerns raised over evacuations
There's criticism that Civil Defence information about a tsunami risk after yesterday's big quake was too slow to reach some people in the Otago region.
Pole hit, power cut to two houses
Pole hit, power cut to two houses
Power was cut to two houses in Mornington when an 86-year-old power pole was struck by a truck yesterday afternoon.
Kaka spreading from ecosanctuary need support
Kaka spreading from ecosanctuary need support
Dunedin is set to gain another feather in its wildlife cap as rare South Island kaka spread naturally from Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
Lines staff also facing restructure
Lines staff also facing restructure
Delta staff already reeling from the power poles scandal are being hit with the threat of restructuring.
Cycleway revamp praised by Spokes
Cycleway revamp praised by Spokes
After numerous speed bumps, the Dunedin City Council has a cycleway success it can point to as it looks to complete more across the central city.
Delta ignored warning over power poles
Delta ignored warning
Delta was warned six years ago about the exact scenario unfolding now involving rotting power poles, but failed to act.
Claim other networks uneasy
Claim other networks uneasy
Accusations Aurora dangerously mismanaged its network has other lines companies scared of a wider Commerce Commission crackdown.