Park Rd in Miramar, where there is a burst water main, one of three in the city on Tuesday night.

Wellington homeowners left high and dry for most of the night following a series of burst water mains can enjoy a shower and a morning cup of coffee.

A Wellington City Council spokeswoman confirmed water was back on in all affected areas on Wednesday morning.

At about 5pm on Tuesday three water mains burst in different areas of Wellington – Miramar, Brooklyn and Mornington – causing outages for hundreds of homes throughout the city.

The pipe in Mitchell St in Brooklyn had been repaired and water was back on in that area by about 8pm, but the situation was more complex in the other two streets, Wellington City Council spokesman Richard MacLean said.

The mains in Park Rd in Miramar, and Vancouver St in Mornington, were being worked on, but water would probably remain off for a further four hours, he said.

"Several hundred homes will still be affected. They are both really big water mains, big arterial pipes, so we are also going to have to do some serious work to make sure this doesn't happen again."

It was hoped the incidents were not linked.

"We are hoping like hell that they are a coincidence. One burst water main is enough, but three is something that is not good."

The three outages meant the council and Wellington Water contractors would be stretched in trying to fix the issue, MacLean said.

The roadway in Park Rd was also badly damaged by the incident.