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Copper thieves causing widespread fibre outages in hunt for scrap metal
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. RNZ is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 6 Nov 2026, 02:48 UTC. The headline in use is “Copper thieves causing widespread fibre outages in hunt for scrap metal”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A recent cable theft left 10,000 people without internet, while a school emergency response was delayed by connectivity issues.
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Story timeline
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- First reported by RNZ
Copper thieves causing widespread fibre outages in hunt for scrap metal
Reported by 1 outlet
- RNZ