Update: 4.17pm
We can see that schools have come back up online however, we are currently waiting for a formal clearance from the technicians regarding the completion of the repair work.
Update: 11am
We have confirmed that the outage is due to a fibre cut in the area. We will continue to provide updates as we receive them.
Original Update: 10.30am
We are aware of an outage affecting schools in the West Coast area of the South Island. Our technicians are currently investigating and we will provide an update when we have it to hand.