Now a Granny subbie is really stretching truth on this one

A power outage caused by lightning strike plunged thousands of households and businesses in Maungaturoto into darkness

Thousands of households and businesses in Maungaturoto?  Really??? 

Last time I drove through there a couple months ago the town reminded me of another 1950's rural New Zealand one horse town ever ready for the glue factory.

Granny, time to talk to your subbie at this small paper, they're really stretching the truth on this one.