What is going on with all the metal thefts?

Over the last couple of weeks there has been a spate of metal thefts in the Wellington region First the EV chargers at Avalon Park were cut. Then on Tuesday evening ChargeNet reported that five of their charging locations across the region had also been hit. This fits with what we are seeing in the rest of the country. A 2025 police report found that metal thefts have almost tripled in the last three years. Vice president of the 'Association of Metal Recyclers' and Macaulay Metals operations manager Glen Jacobs talks to Jesse.