Thefts of generators are being blamed for delays in restoring communications to Gisborne and Hawke's Bay.
Telecommunications Forum Chief Executive Paul Brislen told Kate Hawkesby that at least half a dozen have been stolen over the past couple of days.
He says Police have been able to track and retrieve some of the generators, but not all of them.
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