Australian warship accidentally blocks wireless services in New Zealand

Saturday 7 June 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Sat 7 Jun 2025, 7:44am

The HMAS Canberra accidentally caused internet and radio outages across parts of the North and South Islands earlier this week. The Royal Australian Navy vessel was sailing along the New Zealand coast towards Wellington when the interference occurred.

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1. RNZSat 7 Jun 2025, 6:16am

   HMAS Canberra accidentally blocks wireless internet and radio services in New Zealand (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsSat 7 Jun 2025, 7:06am

   Australian warship accidentally blocked radio, internet to parts of NZ (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldSat 7 Jun 2025, 7:44am

   Australian navy ship HMAS Canberra causes internet outage in parts of NZ (opens in new tab)