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Copper stolen from live power lines
Copper has been stolen from live power lines in Whangarei six times in the last fortnight and Northpower says the thieves are risking their lives.
UFB rollout puts city in the fast lane
The speed of traffic in Whangarei's central business district (CBD) is about to get 100 times faster - internet traffic, that is.
The rollout of Northpower's ultra-fast broadband (UFB) network has made it to the CBD, heralded by orange road cones and men in overalls digging holes in John and James Sts.
Man from North to get Oz medal
Proud Kaitaia mother Margaret Pere will travel to Perth to see her son Ben presented with the Australian Bravery Award, one of that country's highest accolades for courage.
He will receive the award on May 4 for pulling a man from a burning car two years ago.
Weather causes power outages
Northpower took just five hours to restore power to more than 1700 Whangarei homes who lost power because of flooding.
Strong winds downed six power lines. The first outage on Cemetery Rd at 5.42am left 832 customers without power.
Rain saturates north of country
Six vehicles are stuck in rising flood waters in Northland.
Police spokeswoman Sarah Kennett says a truck and the cars tried to cross the flooded State Highway 1 near Whakapara, just north of Hikurangi.
The occupants of the vehicles all escaped uninjured.
The road is now closed and diversions have been put in place through Hukerenui.
Along with floodwatesr, gale force winds in Northland have caused blackouts for hundreds of homes.
Family stranded after car crash
Christine Frost is confined to her home- after four out-of-control youths shunted a parked car down her driveway then crashed their vehicle at the other end of the exit out of her property.
Helicopter Appeal targets $150,000 in public donations
Northlanders are being urged to again show their generosity as the 2011 Electricity Rescue Helicopter Appeal nears lift-off.
Appeal envelopes will be distributed throughout the North later this month and Northpower public affairs manager Steve Macmillan hopes to at least match last year’s fundraising total of $264,360.
Power use highest ever
Electricity use soared past former Northpower supply peaks as Whangarei and Kaipara residents turned heaters up high to cope with Northland’s unique snowy weather.
From wiring to farming
When Shane Munford makes his first live television appearance on July 2 he will be watched closely by a host of Northlanders keen to see a local take the 2011 National Bank Young Farmer Contest.
Getting connection right
A few days after the new Electricity Regulations took effect on April 1 last year, a home owner was electrocuted under his house as a result of what is believed to have been a polarity transposition occurring in recent electrical work he had had done.
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