14 Dec 2016

Businesses in Gisborne to re-open today, with power

From Morning Report, 7:26 am on 14 December 2016
The power is back on in Gisborne - and most business are re-opening this morning.

The power is back on in Gisborne - and most business are re-opening this morning. Photo: RNZ / Michael Cropp

Gisborne businesses can re-open their doors today, two days after they had to stop selling because the city had no power.

Electricity was restored to the Eastland Network just before 7pm last night, after crews completed urgent repairs to an 800-metre span of high-voltage powerlines brought down by a plane on Monday morning.