Transpower power outage - Tīrau and Putāruru

Urgent and Important message from Transpower to Putāruru and Tīrau Ward residents: There will be a power outage in Hinuera are Sunday 24 Nov, impacting 11,500 households in Tīrau and Putāruru from 9am to 3 pm. This work is necessary because a hot spot on the line has been discovered and is rising in temperature. Experts believe that fixing it now will prevent a larger outage in the future. This is urgent work and Transpower advises people in the area to pull water from pumps to fill troughs during Saturday in preparation for the outage. For more information please contact Transpower. They have a 24-hr hotline: 0800 THE GRID.