Halifax (bank) November 2009, HBOS was hit by a power failure which affected all branches, cash machines and online banking. The bank said that the power failure occurred at an IT centre in Copley, West Yorkshire which caused several problems for Halifax's banking system. Halifax's online banking system did not recover from the power failure for several hours. On Boxing Day 2000, Halifax started a successful marketing campaign, which was continued after the creations of HBOS. Halifax have also created adverts that have featured popular cartoon characters like The Flintstones, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, The Wizard of Oz and Thunderbirds (TV series). Halifax
Black-fronted tern gull ("Larus dominicanus") and South Island oystercatchers ("Haematopus finschi") also raiding. Introduced mammals such as the cat ("Felis catus"), stoat ("Mustela erminea"), hedgehog ("Erinaceus europaeus occidentalis") and black rat ("Rattus rattus") have also been recorded. Numbers of black-fronted terns are decreasing across its range, and the species is classified as endangered. Threats include several species introduced to New Zealand - stoats ("Mustela" spp.), feral cats, the brown rat ("Rattus norvegicus"), hedgehog, dog, and from Australia, the common brushtail possum ("Trichosurus vulpecula"), and Australian magpie ("Gymnorhina tibicen"). Black-fronted tern The black-fronted tern ("Chlidonias albostriatus") also known as sea martin, ploughboy, inland