A power box exploded on the street. Their household appliances were destroyed
Maria Molisi who is 36 weeks pregnant, says the stress of the ordeal has been unbearable.
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The power outage is affecting more than 12,000 people.
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Power outages close zoo and Western Springs College
Power outages have caused the closure of Auckland Zoo and Western Springs College.
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Kate Beddoe: Girding for power struggle with climate change
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Faulty cable: Power out for hundreds in Auckland
Avondale power outage now traced to a cable fault.
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First Queen's Birthday fatality in Turangi crash
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Private investigator stalks power trustee
It followed allegations the trustee did not live within the trust's district.
Power bill complaints rise from baffled Kiwis
High bills or unexpected back bills were most commonly complained about.
New Zealand's energy future: It's electrifying
Electricity use is set to double in NZ as petrol use falls and gas and coal is phased out
Time to power-up image of electric vehicles
The combustion engine is ingrained into identity, status, independence and freedom.
Driver freed from live power lines after crash
Crash driver walks away unharmed after Vector turns off the power.
Man climbs 25m up power pylon in Onehunga
Police arrived at the scene a few minutes after the man began climbing, says witness.
Man moderately injured after electric shock
The incident happened at Auckland's Sylvia Park shopping centre.
10 big ideas for reaching our carbon goals
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Power back on for around 7000 east Auckland properties cut off this evening
About 7000 properties in inner-eastern suburbs were initially wiped off the grid.
Vector 'deeply sorry' about outage app privacy breach
The Vector app allows customers to view an outage map and report individual outages.
Danger lurking in your ramshackle power poles, lines
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Why buy an EV? The planet, your wallet ... and Trump
Kiwis cite everything from cash savings to Donald Trump in explaining their switch to EVs.
11 days without power: 'I'm feeling grubby and caveman-like'
Auckland man very sick of cold showers after going without power since last week's storm.
Frustrated homeowners enter 11th day without power
Vector is scrambling to reconnect properties plunged into darkness by last week's storm
Call to Utilities Disputes fast-tracks lengthy power outage
Desperate, the Epsom woman called Utility Disputes who fast-tracked her repairs.
Tabuteau: Permits ensure decades of gas
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Brian Rudman: Vector lines security in dark ages
COMMENT: Embarrassing outages prove undergrounding greater priority than annual dividend.
The Auckland blackouts that lasted five weeks
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'Act of God' means no compo for Vector customers
Vector offers $50 if power off for too long - unless it's caused by an "extreme storm".
Trade union: False complaints delay power fix
"Every time that happens, they can't respond to someone else who needs their help."
Dead pets and rotten food after six days without power
A Henderson Valley family is among hundreds still in the dark a week after the storm.
A week without power: City fails storm stress test
COMMENT: Last week's storm shows the frailty of Auckland's infrastructure.