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RNZ News
2 days ago
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Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 8th July 2025
health infrastructure 6 minutes ago In today's episode, the second day of hearings for the contentious Regulatory Standards Bill is under way at Parliament, a leading vascular surgeon is angry and frustrated that patients like Amelia Turner are told their symptoms are eating disorders before a correct diagnosis is made, phone reception in the Lindis Pass area will be a little bit worse now - after a cell tower was badly damaged, and dozens of people have gathered in Wellington as multi-billion dollar global ride-share company Uber take the fight over driver's employment status to the Supreme Court.
RNZ News
2 days ago
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Lindis Pass left without coverage for days as cell tower vandalised
Photo: An act of vandalism has left a stretch of remote alpine pass without cell phone coverage for days. Police have appealed to anyone who saw anything suspicious or has dashcam footage from State Highway 8 Lindis Pass - Tarras Road between 7am and 1pm Sunday, when the tower was significantly damaged . Ian Hooker, chief executive of the Rural Connectivity Group, which owns the towers on behalf of the major network providers, said the vandalised tower serves as a linking site for another, meaning two of the Pass's five towers were out of service. He said the outage was a safety risk, especially at this time of year.
RNZ News
3 days ago
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Cell tower significantly damaged in Central Otago
Police are seeking information after a cellular tower in rural Central Otago was significantly damaged. Photo: RNZ Police are seeking information after a cellular tower in rural Central Otago was significantly damaged. Damage to the tower along State Highway 8's Lindis Pass-Tarra Road, between Forest Range Station and Goodger Road, was first reported about 10.50am on Monday. Detective Phill Hamlin said the tower provides cell service to residents and visitors to the area. "Cellular service is especially critical in this rural and alpine area," he said. "Rural areas tend to rely on fewer cell towers to cover larger areas, and damage to these towers can cause significant reduction or complete loss of cell service in the area." Police have asked for anyone who may have seen any suspicious behaviour at or near the tower to contact police immediately. "We are also asking for anyone who travelled along Lindis Pass-Tarras Road between 7am and 1pm on 6 July, and has dashcam footage, to please get in touch." Please use the reference number 250707/0047. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
