Power back on in Greerton

UPDATED3.45pm: A feeder fault that caused 245 Powerco customers in Tauranga to lose power this afternoon but service is now fully restored.

Power supply was lost in the Greerton soon after midday but was restored about 1.50pm, says Powerco Network Operations Manager Phil Marsh.

The power cut occurred when the fault tripped a circuit breaker, he said. The cause of the fault is being investigated.

Earlier: Around 245 properties are without power this afternoon.

There are also reports of traffic lights being out on Cameron Road and 13th Ave, and motorists are being asked to drive with care.

Powerco reports the outage happened around 12.10pm and estimates to have the power back on around 2.30pm.

The cause of the outage is under investigation.

SunLive will update the story as soon as there is more information.

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