Power has been restored to almost 3000 homes in Dunedin, after a small underground electrical explosion knocked it out.
Police said emergency services were called to Kaikorai Valley Road just before 1pm after the explosion blew the cover off a manhole.
Power lines operator Delta said initial assessments showed a fault occurred on a high voltage underground cable on Kaikorai Valley Road.
Power was now back on in Kaikorai Valley, Brockville, Roslyn and Mornington.
A power cut north of Auckland caused big delays for drivers returning to the city after the long holiday weekend today, while traffic on other New Zealand roads was also heavy.
Transpower and Vector have appointed a three person panel for a technical investigation into why 85,000 homes and businesses lost power in Auckland this week.
The lawyer who headed a probe into a previous Auckland power blackout says an inquiry into the most recent cut needs to look at reliability across the entire Auckland network.
Farmers say they are stepping up their preparations for the event of power cuts, following the loss of electricity to tens of thousands of properties this week.
Electricity has been restored to all homes and businesses in Auckland, two-and-a-half days after a power cut hit 85,000 properties, lines company Vector says. Audio
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