Hopes gas pipeline can be lifted by tomorrow

Auckland : New Zealand | Oct 25, 2011 at 10:04 PM PDT

Source: Wellington Dominion

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The leaking Maui gas pipeline could be excavated some time tomorrow morning if the process runs as planned. The Maui pipeline was closed yesterday after a remote Taranaki landowner discovered gas escaping during the weekend. Operator Vector believes it may take at least two days to fix the leak in the... FULL ARTICLE AT Wellington Dominion

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