A lines company blamed for a large fire that destroyed a house and damaged others has made a confidential settlement with Fire and Emergency NZ. An investigation found the fire was started by the clashing of power lines belonging to lines company Unison. They found marks on power lines that "looked like they had been clashing and possibly arcing". FENZ recently said it reached a confidential out-of-court agreement with Unison in April. FENZ deputy chief executive Raewyn Bleakley said the confidential agreement meant the settlement could not be disclosed.

Source: Stuff September 06, 2021 00:22 UTC