Suspected copper thieves cause internet outage

Suspected copper thieves have caused a major internet outage in parts of the Bay of island. It's affecting about 750 homes and businesses in the wider Russell area and means they are unable to take electronic payments. The outage is the second major one in a week. It's causing issues heading into the weekend and is another blow to business that have had a slow winter. Rikki Kinnaird is the co owner of the duke of Marlborough.