Update 5.30pm: Repairs have been carried out this afternoon and schools should be back up online. We are awaiting official clearance and will provide any further updates in the morning.
Update 11.30am: We can confirm that the outage is caused by a fibre cut that has now been located, technicians are onsite and aim to complete the repair by 4pm today
10.30am Tuesday 16 March: A number of schools are reporting outages in the Lower South Island. The team are investigating and we will continue to update you as we know more