MERCURY network manager Richard Gibbons has turned to God to help solve Auckland's power crisis.

Mr Gibbons said that the only thing pulling him through is the "power of prayer support from our church" and messages of support from friends all over the world.

"How am I coping?" he said. "I live, eat and breathe work. I go home only to sleep. I have a very supportive wife and daughters and have felt the power of prayer support. "Yes, I feel sorry for everyone affected by the crisis -- small and large -- but my efforts are focused on the job at hand and I have barely had time to examine my own ...

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