Water find 'better than oil'

Sixty streets in Christchurch are still without water. Photo / Supplied

A Christchurch man has described finding water from an underground spring on his Dallington property as "better than striking oil".

Malaysian immigrant Eng Tang, 52, has piped the water from the source to his main tap, and his property has become possibly the only house on the street with flowing tap water.

Yesterday, 60 streets in Christchurch were still without water.