Fire and Emergency received reports of the incident around 8.30pm in Moncks Bay and one fire engine is in attendance.

Orion Group's website says 448 properties are currently without power.

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10 Dec: Christchurch City Council has modelled what a Government-imposed rates cap could mean for the city

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09 Dec: Eighteen people have been assessed by St John, after a school bus and car crashed on Christchurch's Wainoni Road about 3.15

09 Dec: New Zealand Rugby are open to early kickoff times and other initiatives to get fans through the gate

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