Eastland Network general manager Brent Stewart has confirmed electricity was fully restored to the Gisborne and East Coast region by 6.50pm this evening. Most of the Tairawhiti region lost power at 8.57am yesterday, when a topdressing plane crashed into high voltage powerlines near Hangaroa. More than 40,000 residents have been without electricity since then, and line… Read more »
Gisborne and East Coast residents can look forward to hot showers and home-cooked meals very soon, as Eastland Network begins the process of restoring power to more than 20,000 homes and business across the Tairawhiti region. The network’s general manager Brent Stewart says line mechanics working in the remote Hangaroa region have completed repairs to… Read more »
Electricity is likely to be restored to Gisborne and the East Coast before nightfall as Eastland Network crews continue to repair the high voltage lines near Hangaroa. The 110kV lines were struck by a light fixed wing plane at about 9am yesterday morning, and most homes and businesses in Gisborne and the East Coast have… Read more »
Repairs to the damaged high voltage lines near Gisborne are progressing well, says Eastland Network general manager Brent Stewart. The 110kV lines were struck by a light fixed wing plane at about 9am yesterday morning, and most homes and businesses in Gisborne and the East Coast have been without electricity ever since. As Gisborne residents… Read more »
About 40,000 people are still without power this morning but Eastland Network crews continue to work on high voltage lines near Hangaroa, south of Gisborne, after a light plane crash interrupted electricity supply to the entire East Coast yesterday. General manager Brent Stewart says crews worked during the night but had to stand down briefly as… Read more »
Eastland Network is warning Gisborne and East Coast families to prepare themselves to be without power until late tomorrow afternoon. General manager Brent Stewart says a light aircraft struck a large section of the 110KV line which supplies the area from Tuai to Gisborne. “The plane hit a 800m span, causing serious damage to both… Read more »
Most people in Gisborne and the East Coast are still without power, following serious damage to the 110kV line which supplies the area from Tuai to Gisborne. “A light aircraft struck a large section of the lines, causing serious damage to both circuits,” said Brent Stweart, general manager Eastland Network. “Our crew is in the… Read more »
A major power cut involving the 110kV line into the district from Tuaia has interrupted supply across the whole of the Gisborne area. Shortly after 9am, electricity supply was lost to Gisborne East Coast region, affecting 20,000 connections which supply the entire population of the area. Eastland Network general manager Brent Stewart said 5000 customers… Read more »
Eastland Group has announced a commitment to ensuring its non-commercial vehicle fleet is 75 percent electric by 2019. Speaking at a customer Christmas function in Gisborne last night, chief executive Matt Todd said the company already owned five electric or hybrid vehicles, has three more fully electric vehicles on order and planned to increase that… Read more »
Keen maritime observers have spotted a familiar visitor: the Westport-based dredger ‘Kawatiri’ is back in the bay. It’s here for a routine three week dredging operation to remove the sediment that builds up in the harbour navigation channel and turning basin. The crew will be working 12 hours a day until the operation is completed…. Read more »
