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![Power out for about 50,000 households and businesses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Power out for about 50,000 households and businesses
Crews work through the night to reconnect as many as they can.
![Large part of the Coromandel without power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Large part of the Coromandel without power
Parts of the Coromandel will be without power until 1pm.
![Power cuts: Farmers can't milk cows, orchards damaged by winds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Power cuts: Farmers can't milk cows, orchards damaged by winds
Powerco cannot say when they can reconnect power to thousands of customers.
![Cause of central North Island power outage not determined](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Cause of central North Island power outage not determined
Power was restored to the 4000-plus homes three hours after the outage.
![The small town that had 11 power cuts in two weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The small town that had 11 power cuts in two weeks
Causes of the cuts still being investigated.
![Two trapped in car under live power lines near Morrinsville](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Two trapped in car under live power lines near Morrinsville
The driver and passenger had to wait half an hour before power could be turned off.
![Crash victim named plus other news in brief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Crash victim named plus other news in brief
Police have named the man who died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 3 at Kaitoke
![Finding the lost: Volunteers who search for missing people](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Finding the lost: Volunteers who search for missing people
Dave Scoullar on the volunteers who drop everything to search for the missing.
![$66,500 fine for LMNZ after Whanganui River discharge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
$66,500 fine for LMNZ after Whanganui River discharge
Land Meat New Zealand blames failure of a pump for waste discharge into Whanganui River.
![Danger lurking in your ramshackle power poles, lines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Danger lurking in your ramshackle power poles, lines
Ageing power poles and lines on private property are increasingly dangerous.
![Your weather: Thousands without power in Taranaki, Coromandel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Your weather: Thousands without power in Taranaki, Coromandel
About 8200 customers are without power across the regions.
![Over 6500 Whanganui homes without power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Over 6500 Whanganui homes without power
PowerCo are investigating cause of power cut in Whanganui
![Second day without power in rural community](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Second day without power in rural community
Play time for Brunswick kids as power cut closes school.
![Thousands without power three days after storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Thousands without power three days after storm
Thousands are still without power - and one Franklin man isn't happy about the wait.
![Retailers push back against Powerco's price hike plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Retailers push back against Powerco's price hike plan
Electricity users, retailers push back against Powerco's price hike plan.
![Powerless in the Taihape high country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Powerless in the Taihape high country
Properties in hill country around Taihape could be without power for a week or longer.
![Families brace for sixth day with no power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Families brace for sixth day with no power
Snowstorm's damage "much greater" than first thought, power company says.
![Welcome relief from the weather as fine days predicted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Welcome relief from the weather as fine days predicted
One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.
![Solar EV charger opens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Solar EV charger opens
A solar powered electric vehicle charger is opened to the public in Tauranga and will provide free charging for the next year.