Australian warship interference causes internet and radio outages in New Zealand

Saturday 7 June 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sat 7 Jun 2025, 6:30pm

Navigation radar from the Australian Navy ship HMAS Canberra caused internet and radio service disruptions in the Marlborough and Taranaki regions on Wednesday. Experts suggest the incident highlights fragile communication infrastructure and have called for government action to prevent future outages.

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1. StuffSat 7 Jun 2025, 4:04pm

   Concern NZ’s communication infrastructure is ‘fragile’ after Aussie navy ship interference (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZSat 7 Jun 2025, 6:30pm

   Call for govt action to prevent repeat of warship internet outages (opens in new tab)

   Also on RNZ (opens in new tab)