14 Sep 2023

Water outage in Wellington

From Nine To Noon, 10:28 am on 14 September 2023

A large portion of Wellington's CBD is without water because a water pipe has burst.

The outage is affecting at least 100 properties across Customhouse Quay, Waterloo Quay and the streets surrounding the area.

Wellington Water says three water tankers are at Hunter, Waring Taylor and Lady Elizabeth Lane on the waterfront. It hopes to have water supply back on by the middle of the day.

RNZ's Krystal Gibbons is on the waterfront.

Workers carry out repairs at the corner of Johnson Street and Customhouse Quay after a burst pipe affected supply to at least 100 buildings.

Wellington Water workers carry out repairs at the corner of Johnson Street and Customhouse Quay. Photo: RNZ / Krystal Gibbens