Power outage hits parts of Invercargill

A fallen power pole and then another fault has caused a power outage in parts of Invercargill.

A PowerNet spokesperson said a power pole went down near the recycling centre around 9.30am, impacting the city centre and other areas, including Otatara.

"While PowerNet was able to restore power to the area around 10.15am, a further fault has occurred."

"We are working to investigate the cause and restore power to all affected customers.

"Our team is actively restoring power to customers, which means we are not in a position to give details on how many people remain affected – this is changing all the time."