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Suspected copper thieves cause major internet outage in Bay of Islands
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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 15 Oct 2026, 22:59 UTC. The headline in use is “Suspected copper thieves cause major internet outage in Bay of Islands”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A second major internet outage in a week caused by suspected copper thieves is another blow to Bay of Islands businesses trying to recover from a slow winter.
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Story timeline
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- First reported by RNZ
Suspected copper thieves cause major internet outage in Bay of Islands
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- RNZ