A power cut closed a Welcome Bay school yesterday.
Powerco reported the outage at 10.43am and it affected 765 properties. Parents of Welcome Bay School pupils were asked to come and collect their children immediately because the school needed to close.
Principal Nik House said he was unsure what had caused the outage.
"[Trustpower] told us it would be [back] between 3 and 4 o'clock," Mr House said.
"They've managed to put some of the residents' power back on but the problem exists between the school and one of the main points."