Wellington Electricity is blaming an equipment fault for the unplanned outage - at Churton Park, Johnsonville, Ngauranga, and Glenside.

It says power should be restored within two hours.

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16 Apr: Northland is facing intense winds and torrential downpours, as Tropical Cyclone Tam approaches the country

15 Apr: A storm's barrelling towards the upper North Island - and could affect holiday weekend plans

15 Apr: Heavy rain and strong winds are set to lash the upper North Island

14 Apr: Downpours and gales are expected for the upper North Island later this week

14 Apr: Heavy rain and severe gales are forecast to hit in the first week of the school holidays, across the top half of the North Island

13 Apr: Thousands of West Auckland homes have no internet because of a fault in Kumeu

13 Apr: Major plans for Canterbury's roadways as a historic speed-limit change comes into force

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Business:
Major banks are continuing to cut interest rates, following last week's OCR cut 7:17

Environment:
Northland is facing intense winds and torrential downpours, as Tropical Cyclone Tam approaches the country 7:07

International:
Russia 'working quietly' on Indonesia military ties before air base storm 7:07

Entertainment:
Ted Kotcheff, the Canadian-born director best known for bringing John Rambo to the screen in 'First Blood', has died aged 94 6:56

Entertainment:
Davina McCall has announced she is now free of a brain tumour following surgery late last year 6:26

Rugby League:
A host of changes for the Warriors' Saturday's NRL game at home against the Broncos 4:57

International:
Canberra confirms Indonesia won't host Russian planes at air force base 22:37

Entertainment:
Bob Mortimer has said he no longer fears death after seeing "light" during his life-saving heart operation 21:56

Entertainment:
One of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers has removed Jay-Z and Beyoncé's names from his filing against the jailed rapper 21:26

Rugby:
A trans-Tasman match-up between Super Rugby champions has increased calls for more crossover affairs between New Zealand and Australian franchises in the future 21:17

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