Water outage hits Wellington suburb of Newlands

8:04 am on 31 March 2025
A burst pipe has caused flooding on Kent Terrace, between Vivian Street and Buckle Street.

Some residents are without water due to a burst pipe. File picture. Photo: Supplied / Wellington Water

Some Wellington residents are without water this morning after a pipe burst in the suburb Newlands.

Crews are working on the burst pipe but had turn water off to all of Quigley Street and Archibald Street in order to fix it.

A water tank is stationed on Quigley Street for affected residents.

Wellington Water said it expected the water supply to be out until later on Monday morning.

Water should now be restored to other properties which were affected, it said.

Wellington Water is advising residents to run a cold tap for a few minutes to clear any air pockets and cloudy water before using hot taps, dishwashers or washing machines.

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