27 Oct 2017

Otago power pole fix causing more danger - whistleblower

From Morning Report, 7:23 am on 27 October 2017

A whistleblower who revealed the thousands of dangerous power poles around Otago says the repair job is making the network even more unsafe. Richard Healey resigned last October from the then joint company Delta-Aurora Energy, sparking three investigations into the backlog of nearly 3,000 red-tagged poles. The company has since been split up and Aurora is spending $30 million on fast-tracking pole repairs this year. But 12 months on, how much of the risk is gone?