27 Jan 2014

Power out on Banks Peninsula

10:18 am on 27 January 2014

More than 100 houses are without power on Banks Peninsula after high winds overnight.

An Orion spokesperson says residents in Port Levy lost power about 10pm on Sunday after a tree fell on the line.

Power was expected to be returned at about 2pm on Monday.

The Orion spokesperson said high winds also brought down 10 lines overnight, affecting about 2500 houses.