Reason for Northland's power cut is literally nuts

Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew says maintenance crews removed all the nuts at the bottom of three legs of the power pylon that collapsed on Thursday, cutting power to Northland.Andrew said Transpower crews were doing “routine maintenance” on the tower in Glorit.“It is unprecedented and inconceivable that all the nuts were removed at once,” Andrew said.“Our view is that the specifications and procedures [for the maintenance] were not followed."Almost 100,000 people were left without power.Andrew said...