Railway copper thieves risking death and major train delays, KiwiRail warns

Wellington thieves trying to profit from the booming scrap copper market are are putting their lives on the line targeting railway cables, authorities have war…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-22T22:50:14.000Z

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Ben Sullivan2026-06-22T22:55:14.000Z

Honestly feel sorry for the train drivers having to deal with this crap on top of everything else

Leo McKenzie2026-06-22T23:06:14.000Z

Bloody idiots. Copper's not worth your life mate, and the rest of us are late for work because of it. Ffs

Luca Reid2026-06-22T23:20:14.000Z

Wonder if KiwiRail has thought about using alarm systems or something? Seems like basic security would pay for itself

Leo McKenzie2026-06-22T23:51:14.000Z

they'd probably cost more than the copper is worth, knowing KiwiRail

Drew Parker2026-06-22T23:42:14.000Z

ffs KiwiRail can't even keep their trains running on time without thieves helping them fail

Peyton Hall2026-06-23T00:05:14.000Z

Maybe if the trains were reliable people wouldn't need to steal copper to pay for Ubers lol

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Railway copper thieves risking death and major train delays, KiwiRail warns

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2026-06-23T00:22:14.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, trains are fine when the druggies leave the cables alone

Drew Parker2026-06-23T00:47:14.000Z

facts tho

RNZ2026-06-23T00:19:14.000Z

BREAKING: KiwiRail warns copper thieves are risking death. More at 6.

RNZ2026-06-23T00:29:14.000Z

cope

Luca Reid2026-06-23T01:05:14.000Z

I'd rather pay for a cab than have my train delayed by some copper thief tbh

Stuff2026-06-23T00:29:14.000Z

Another day, another reason to hate this city. Can't even commute without some muppet trying to make a quick buck

Ben Sullivan2026-06-23T00:42:14.000Z

seen a bloke selling copper pipe on FB marketplace yesterday, wonder if its the same guy lol

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