Podcasts Other The Mike Hosking Breakfast Grant McCallum: Northland MP says Transpower owes the region for the losses due to the downed pylon

Grant McCallum: Northland MP says Transpower owes the region for the losses due to the downed pylon

Published: Aug. 1, 2024, 8:30 p.m.

Northland's MP wants Transpower to write the region a cheque after a pylon toppled north of Helensville, cutting power to much of the north.\xa0

It's found contractor Omexom's team leader was distracted sandblasting as unsupervised inexperienced workers removed the bolts from three legs at once. \xa0

Transpower says it can't compensate businesses but says residents can contact their retailer.\xa0

Grant McCallum told Mike Hosking he's sat down with Transpower to discuss some kind of donation, but they were very far apart. \xa0

He says about 10 times the figure they offered would be more relevant.\xa0

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