User:Brent.ancap/sandbox
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| Date | December 12–13, 2016 |
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| Time | 9:00 NZDT |
| Duration | 33 hours |
| Location | Gisborne District region |
| Type | Power outage |
| Cause | Plane crash |
| Deaths | 2 (Pilot and passenger)[1] |
The December 2016 Gisborne blackout was a major power outage that occurred on the morning of 12 December 2016 and lasted for 33 hours.[2] The outage primarily affected the city of Gisborne but also affected the smaller towns of Wairoa and Tolaga Bay, leaving 40,000 people without power.[3] It was caused when a small topdressing plane crashed into the only high-voltage transmission lines supplying the Gisborne District region, killing both pilot and passenger onboard.[4][1]
- ^ a b "Boss of Gisborne plane crash victims 'devastated'". The New Zealand Herald. 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Power restored to Gisborne District after outage of 33 hours". Stuff.co.nz. 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Gisborne prepares for night without power after plane crash downs power lines". Stuff.co.nz. 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Major power cut in Gisborne region". Eastland Group. Retrieved 23 September 2017.