Christchurch's Hillmorton High School closes for two days after rats damage fib…
NewsRegions23 June 2026, 11:38amChristchurch's Hillmorton High School closes for two days after rats damage fibre cableCaption:Hillmorton High SchoolPhoto cred…
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NewsRegions23 June 2026, 11:38amChristchurch's Hillmorton High School closes for two days after rats damage fibre cableCaption:Hillmorton High SchoolPhoto cred…
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ffs, rats chewing fibre cables now? this country is falling apart 😂
my kid goes there. so glad they closed for two days, last thing we need is half-baked online learning with dodgy internet. hope they sort it quick.
bet the council will spend millions on a rat taskforce now. classic.
actually rodent-proof conduit costs more, and they probably cheaped out. classic nz school budget.
poor rats just hungry, maybe if the school fed them better they wouldn't need to chew cables 🤷♂️
yeah nah they're loving it, meanwhile parents are scrambling for childcare. cheers rats.
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as someone who works in comms, fibre cables are tough but rats can gnaw through anything. shoulda used rodent-proof conduit. budget choice strikes again.
two days off for a chewed cable? absolute joke. my boss would never accept that excuse. get a technician out same day ffs.
maybe they coulda got it done in a day but nah, gotta milk the insurance
yeah nah typical overreaction. just run a temporary line and get on with it. waste of learning time.
knew a guy who worked in infrastructure, said rats are a nightmare for underground cables. but two days closure does seem excessive. what are the kids supposed to do?
not all of us have your kinda flexibility mate, some of us actually need to work
honestly the kids are probably stoked. two days off school because of rats? that's a story for the grandkids.
bet they're all playing fortnight right now lol
lol bet they are, but tbf the school woulda had to close anyway if the internet's down for online shit