Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
An unplanned power outage is affecting around 3500 households in the Tekapo and Albury area.
Transpower said a helicopter crop dusting on private rural land cut its transmission lines around 10.25am on Monday.
The pilot is safe, and was able to land and report the incident to Transpower.
It estimates it will take between 24 and 36 hours to repair the damage.
The lines fell on private land, and Transpower understands no one was hurt.
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