26 Jul 2024

6 prosecutions this year against unregulated electricians

From Checkpoint, 4:07 pm on 26 July 2024

There's been six prosecutions against unregulated electricians, so far this year. While there's no specific data on fires caused by unlicenced sparkies, figures up to last month from Fire and Emergency show there've been more than 900 fires caused by electrics in homes, garages and sheds, Kathryn Young from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.