A burst water main on Mount Maunganui has left some residents without water for up to eight hours, with Tauranga City Council distributing bottled water and urging people to avoid the area.
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Water has been restored to houses on Oceanbeach Road in Mount Maunganui after a water main broke overnight.
Tauranga City Council said residents were without water for around five hours and received bottled water from the council on Friday morning.
Earlier the council said the line broke at 2.20am and the water supply was shut off at 4.50am while it was repaired.
The water main broke underneath a power pole and traffic will still face delays on Friday while the site is cleaned up.
Traffic management is in place and people are encouraged to avoid the area.
In an earlier statement, the council said contractors were on site from seven this morning to supply residents with bottled water.
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