Police are investigating an explosion in a steel letterbox in the Napier suburb of Taradale, embedding shrapnel into neighbouring houses up to 25m away.
The explosion happened on Kauri St about 3.20am on Sunday.
It woke several people and smashed windows in two houses, said Senior Sergeant Wendy Wright of Napier police.
- NZPA
Police investigate letterbox explosion
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