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![Close eye kept on storage lakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Close eye kept on storage lakes
Hydro lake levels are falling and wholesale power prices rising as drought threatens in parts of the country.
![Blackout compensation on hold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Blackout compensation on hold
Vector says compensation from this month's power cuts - which affected 85,000 customers - won't be discussed until the cause of the fire that sparked them was known.
![Why Auckland's hot water cut out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why Auckland's hot water cut out
Up to 80 per cent of Auckland electricity customers have signed contracts that allow their hot water to be cut off - but many were unaware until the blackouts.
![Vector in hot water over cold showers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Vector in hot water over cold showers
Some Auckland residents were without hot water until late this morning following yet another fault with Vector’s electricity network.
![Independent experts to investigate blackout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Independent experts to investigate blackout
An investigation into the substation fire which cut power to tens of thousands of Aucklanders will be jointly carried out by Transpower and Vector.
![About 200 customers remain without power in North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
About 200 customers remain without power in North Island
About 200 customers remain without power after extreme weather damaged power lines in the central and lower North Island yesterday.
![Editorial: Accountability failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Editorial: Accountability failure
When the lights go out over a large part of a city the size of Auckland, questions must be asked. How did this happen? Who allowed it to happen? Whose head must roll?
![Power firms put system under scrutiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Power firms put system under scrutiny
Vector and Transpower will audit vital equipment at power substations in a bid to identify other potentially vulnerable or problem areas within Auckland's beleaguered electricity network.
![Aucklanders make most of blackout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Aucklanders make most of blackout
Parnell hotels were full up with families and people suffering with health issues, said hotel staff in the area.
![Blackout: More delays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Blackout: More delays
Auckland suburbs that have been without power for more than a day and a half face a further delay until the lights come back on.
![Vector's 5am power deadline promise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Vector's 5am power deadline promise
Power should be restored to all Auckland suburbs by 5am tomorrow, lines company Vector said.
![Auckland blackout: Heavy rush hour traffic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland blackout: Heavy rush hour traffic
The NZ Transport Agency said was currently heavy on the Northern Motorway into the city, due to the flow on effects from yesterday's powercut.
![Grant Bradley: Time to cut to core of power woes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Grant Bradley: Time to cut to core of power woes
Here we go again. Another power emergency in Auckland, a city that's building a reputation for them, writes Grant Bradley.
![Age and load factors in substation failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Age and load factors in substation failure
The reason so many people lost power yesterday is because the substation at Penrose is very old and supplies a disproportionate amount of power to a large area of the city, says an energy expert.
!['Software logic' blamed for power outage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Software logic' blamed for power outage
Hundreds of thousands of Transpower customers lost power today when backup measures failed to kick in while the company simulated a "catastrophic power failure".
![Customer focus for new Transpower chief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Customer focus for new Transpower chief
Transpower has appointed chemical company executive Alison Andrew to replace chief executive Patrick Strange.
![Cook Strait power link upgraded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cook Strait power link upgraded
Consumers should enjoy lower power prices with a massive upgrade to the high-voltage electricity link between the North and South Islands, the electricity industry says.
![Mercury Energy cuts power prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mercury Energy cuts power prices
Electricity retailer Mercury Energy has announced its first across the board price cuts in a decade.
![Widespread power outage in Hawkes Bay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Widespread power outage in Hawkes Bay
A widespread power outage is affecting homes and businesses in and around Hawkes Bay this morning.