Cat causes power outage in Napier
Morning Report
English - June 28, 2023 19:50 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Name suppression lapsed for 'prominent businessman'
Next Episode: Late bloomer shows age is just a number for Black Ferns
An estimated 50,000 properties lost power in Hawke's Bay when a cat found itself in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Residents in Napier and Hastings reported losing power last night when a cat snuck into Redclyffe substation, causing an explosion and loss of 54 megawatts.
Transpower's grid delivery general manager Mark Ryall spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.