Power cut to Auckland court causes lockout

3:41 pm on 9 April 2018

The Auckland District has been closed for the rest of the day due to power issues.

Signage outside the Auckland District Court

Auckland District Court Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

The power went out at about 11:30am this morning.

In a statement, a spokesperson said urgent arrest matters have been transferred to Waitakere District Court.

Vector said the outage was an internal issue.