8 Jan 2018

Some homes still without power after storm

8:41 am on 8 January 2018

Around 200 homes are without electricity, some still cut off after storms affected power supplies.

This morning 65 Powerco customers in Mount Maunganui, who have been without power since Saturday, were waiting for their supply to be restored.

Storm damage initially left 9000 homes in the Tauranga, Thames Valley and Coromandel areas without electricity.

About 50 customers in Taihape are also without electricity.