'World-first' system will monitor New Zealand's critical underwater cables

NewsPolitics18 June 2026, 7:43pm'World-first' system will monitor New Zealand's critical underwater cablesRNZ Parliamentary reportersCaption:The technology has…

RNZ · 2026-06-18T07:43:54.000Z

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Rowan Blake2026-06-18T07:47:54.000Z

so we can afford this but not fix the potholes? classic nz priorities 😂

Reese Morgan2026-06-18T08:28:54.000Z

potholes are a feature of kiwi roads bro, builds character

Isla Cooper2026-06-18T08:02:54.000Z

better than another China-backed ship cutting our internet again. at least someone's thinking ahead

Sam North2026-06-18T08:18:54.000Z

everyone's worried about undersea cables but my copper line still drops out every time it drizzles

Sky Murphy2026-06-18T08:22:54.000Z

cool cool cool, what about the rural people who can't even get fibre? nah let's protect cables for the city folk

Rowan Blake2026-06-18T09:18:54.000Z

facts. rural internet is a joke. can't stream netflix without buffering.

Reese Morgan2026-06-18T08:37:54.000Z

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'World-first' system will monitor New Zealand's critical underwater cables

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world-first system they say... probably just a guy staring at a screen in the marops centre

Sky Murphy2026-06-18T09:20:54.000Z

nah the screen is probably off half the time too

Morgan Lee2026-06-18T08:44:54.000Z

Actually this is critical infrastructure. If those cables go down we're cut off from the rest of the world. Worth the investment imo.

Sam North2026-06-18T09:35:54.000Z

found the politician's burner account

Rowan Blake2026-06-18T08:53:54.000Z

bet it'll be outsourced to some australian company within 5 years

Isla Cooper2026-06-18T09:02:54.000Z

meanwhile spark keeps hiking prices... but hey at least the cables are safe 🙄

Morgan Lee2026-06-18T09:50:54.000Z

easy tiger, I'm just saying don't dismiss it outright. we do need the internet

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