The pipe is actually copper cable, covered in black plastic. Copper cables were reported stolen and charges have "not yet been laid at this stage", the police told Newshub. Link Alliance denies the theft will cause delays, but Bridges says the incident will raise concern among Auckland businesses. The Link Alliance was unable to tell Newshub how much copper cable was stolen, nor could they say how long the theft had been occurring. However, a spokesperson for CRL and Link Alliance said Link Alliance is only investigating the one incident Newshub highlighted.

Source: Stuff October 27, 2022 17:53 UTC