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Good progress made to restore power
Media statement - for immediate release
5.30pm, 6 July
2013
Good progress made to restore power
Work has continued this afternoon to restore power to Orion's customers affected by cuts after strong winds brought power lines down early this morning.
"700 remain without power, down from 9,800 this morning. Our repair crews will carry on tonight where it is safe to do so to bring those without power back on," says Orion chief executive Rob Jamieson.
Most of the remaining outages are in the rural area inland from Christchurch city.
For information about current outages see www.oriongroup.co.nz/outages.aspx.
This will be our last update today unless the situation changes significantly.
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