Power outages across Christchurch
Early this morning, a power outage affected parts of Christchurch.
What you need to know:
- Over 1500 homes in Christchurch lost power.
- Power company Orion showed 1576 properties across Avonhead, Broomfield, Burnside, Hyde Park, Ilam, Russley, Upper Riccarton were affected at 6.28am.
- Some 889 properties had had power restored by 7.45am, but the rest could be waiting up until 9am, Orion’s website showed.
- An investigation is under way into what caused the outage.
- Temperatures in central Christchurch were about minus 1.8C, according to MetService.
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63.1% Summer
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35.5% Winter
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
What word sums up 2024, neighbours?
If 2020 was the year of lockdowns, banana bread, and WFH (work from home)....
In one word, how would you define 2024?
We're excited to see what you come up with!
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