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Newmarket Business Association - Vector must pay $50 credit to 230,000 households
Progressive Party - Concern over Weather Impact on Agriculture
NIWA - Snow storm was exceptional south of the Rakaia

Weather watch: South Island Braces for Trouble - Weather forecasts for the weekend are a big concern for Civil defence authorities in the South Island. With many Canterbury communities still reeling from Monday's snow storm, concerns are that more communities will be caught unawares. Canterbury's Civil Defence Emergency Planner, Jon Mitchell, says people should stock up in time. See... Weather forecasts for the weekend a concern
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MetService - MetService warns of more cold and snowy weather

Orion New Zealand Limited - Power restored after snow storm

Christchurch City Council - Small Civil Defence team to help out in Ashburton

NZ Govt - Assistance offered to Canterbury region

New Zealand Defence Force - Defence Assisting Civil Defence In South Is

Orion New Zealand Limited - Power outages due to snow - Update Thur 15 June

Power Woes: Labour-Led Govt Says Power Failures All Nats Fault! - The Labour-led government has attacked National saying it has significantly boosted spending on the transmission grid and taken positive steps to correct the mess created by National's ideologically driven free-market approach. Acting Energy Minister Trevor Mallard said today: "Under the last National government, investment in the national grid fell as low as just $52 million per year. National's failed free-market approach resulted in massive under-investment in the national grid and created many of the problems we are still addressing today." See... Investment in the grid boosted significantly
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National - Labour resorts to misinformation on power blackout

Transpower - Transpower engages external experts

Newmarket Business Association - Business impressed by Brash interest in power cut

Scoop Image: Satellite Image of South Island Snow An image of the snowbound South Island taken from NASA's Modis Satellite. The satellite happened to pass over New Zealand to capture much of the South Island under snow. Thousands of South Islanders throughout the Otago, McKenzie Country and Canterbury regions remain without electricity and telecommunications today. The crisis is due to the Big Freezy weather-Bomb that hit the Mainland this week. Electricity woes will continue through to the weekend. See... Scoop Image: Southern Snow From Outer Space
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NASA - Scoop Image: South Isl. Snow Via Satellite (2)

Weather Watch: Lights Go Out in Ak, Snow in Canty

Today's massive power failure in Auckland and Hamilton shows just how fragile New Zealand's transmission system has become, says National's Energy spokesman Nick Smith. See... Power failure highlights grid's fragility
And Also Breaking News - Wellington, SH1 Closure: Weather conditions and oil spill
POLITICAL REACTION:

NZ Govt - Blackout report to be with Government in fortnight

NZ First - Power To Ensure Power

PM's Presser - PM On Disappearing Electricity 'N' Security Risks

National - Action not words needed on Auckland power

ACT New Zealand - What Use Is The Minister Of Auckland Issues?

Libertarianz Party - Sell Transpower to better secure Auckland's power

AFTERMATH:

Marker - Power cuts: spike in online chatter hurting NZ rep

Orion New Zealand Limited - Power outages due to snow - Update

Conferenz Energy Summit - Power woes show there's much to discuss

Environment Canterbury - Many areas in S Cant'y still without power, Phones

Environment Canterbury - Groundwater levels expected to benefit from snow

NZ Council for Infrastructure Development - Taskforce Required to Avoid Electricity Failures

Environment Canterbury - Canterbury Situation Begins to Improve

Christchurch City Council - ChCh/BP road closure update

Environment Canterbury - Emergency

New Zealand Police - South Island: Road Conditions

New Zealand Police - Wellington SH1 Oil spillage

Christchurch City Council - ChCh/Banks Peninsula road/weather updates 13 June

Northpower - Northpower works hard to fix storm related faults

DAY ONE:

New Zealand Food Safety Authority - Food safety in an emergency

Counties Manukau District Health Board - Power restored at Counties Manukau DHB

Auckland Regional Public Health Service - Power cuts - refrigerator, water warning

Auckland City Council - Auckland power outage - update #4 (3pm)

New Zealand Police - Eastbourne: Weather conditions and flooding

Auckland DHB - District Health Board on power outage

New Zealand Police - SH 1 Open: temporary speed of 50km/hr

Manukau City Council - Services and facilities affected by power cuts

Chch City Council - ChCh weather update VIII

Transpower - Ak Power Outage Update Early Afternoon 12.06.06

Hanmer Springs - Winter snow-fall blankets Hanmer Springs

Chch City Council - ChCh weather update VII

Employers and Manufacturers - Failure exposes fragile power grid; costs $50m+

Police - Traffic lights back on in Auckland

Transpower - : Auckland Power Outage Update

Auckland Health Boards - Power outage Auckland City and Middlemore hospital

Auckland Health Boards - Auckland Hospitals close due to power outage

Police - Emergency Management Plan Activated

Police - Auckland: Controlled Intersections

Chch City Council - Christchurch Roads

ChCh City Council - Weather Update Number 4 - CCC

Police - Mid and South Canterbury: Weather/Road conditions

Police - Mid and South Canterbury: General Road Conditions

Police - Auckland: Power Outage

Police - State Highways 7/7A: Treacherous Road Conditions

Police - Care Required: SH 4, between Wanganui and Raetihi

Police - South Island: Snow

Police - Auckland: Adverse Traffic/Road Conditions

SCOOP IMAGES:

David McLellan - Scoop Images: Canty Students Celebrate Snow Day

Craig Faulkner - Reader Images: Christchurch Airport Snow

Craig Neilson - Auckland Power Outage and Weather

Lawrence Allen - Rolleston Snow

Pip Foote - Methven Snow

Annelise Schroeder - Reader Images: Canterbury Snow

Scoop Link - Flickr Search: "snow christchurch"

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