Loud bang heard across Wellington caused by hospital generator

Thursday 17 July 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 17 Jul 2025, 2:24pm

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Health New Zealand, Wellington Hospital

Health New Zealand confirmed that a loud bang heard across parts of Wellington around 10am on Thursday was caused by a generator backfiring at Wellington Regional Hospital. The noise was not an explosion, earthquake, or sonic boom.

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1. RNZThu 17 Jul 2025, 11:41am

   Loud bang at Wellington Hospital false alarm (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 17 Jul 2025, 2:24pm

   The mystery of ‘the explosion’ in Wellington solved (opens in new tab)