News and notices

Date published: 18 December 2025

The Electrical Workers Registration Board decides whether members should be disciplined for offences under the Electricity Act 1992 (the Act). A summary of recent disciplinary decisions is below. Each decision will be recorded on the Public Register for 3

Date published: 18 December 2025

The arrangement between Standards New Zealand and the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) for the use of joint and NZ only standards allow members to download and print one copy of each standard.

Date published: 18 December 2025

The Building and Construction Sector (Strengthening Occupational Licensing Regimes) Amendment Bill had its first reading in Parliament on 18 November 2025. It will change the Building Act 2004, the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006, and the E

Date published: 18 December 2025

Changes to Schedule 1 of the Building Act started on Thursday 23 October 2025. These changes introduce new building consent exemptions for roof-mounted solar panel arrays.

Date published: 18 December 2025

On 13 August 2025, Shaun Stringer was sentenced on one charge of doing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.

Date published: 18 December 2025

A new streamlined application process for endorsed registration classes is coming by the end of the year. Check your compliance date on our website.

Date published: 18 December 2025

AS/NZS 4836 deals with “safe working on or near low-voltage electrical installations and equipment”. It covers a wide range of safety issues that electrical workers face every day.

Date published: 18 December 2025

The citation of AS/NZS 3000:2018 in the amended Electricity (Safety) Regulations causes AS/NZS 5139 Electrical installations - Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment to be applicable for the installation of battery energy storage systems (BESS).  Note Thi...

Date published: 18 December 2025

The Electricity (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2025, cite AS/NZS 3000:2018 (the Wiring Rules), which includes requirements for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).

Date published: 18 December 2025

The Government has recently made amendments to the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010. The Electricity (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2025 were issued on 13 October 2025, amending the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010, and comes into force on 13 No

Date published: 10 December 2025

Meeting dates:
Thursday 11 December 2025 — Christchurch
Friday 12 December 2025 — Christchurch

Date published: 11 November 2025

Meeting dates:
Wednesday 19 November 2025 — Wellington
Thursday 20 November 2025 — Wellington
Friday 21 November 2025 — Wellington

Date published: 15 October 2025

Meeting dates:
Thursday 16 October 2025 — Auckland
Friday 17 October 2025 — Auckland

Date published: 16 September 2025

Meeting dates:
Thursday 18 September 2025 — Palmerston North
Friday 19 September 2025 — Palmerston North

Date published: 19 August 2025

Meeting dates:
Wednesday 20 August 2025 — Napier
Thursday 21 August 2025 — Napier

Date published: 12 August 2025

On 1 September 2023, a notice was published that introduced new registration requirements for electrical workers to be phased in between 1 September 2024 and 1 September 2026.

Date published: 10 July 2025

Meeting dates:
Wednesday 16 July 2025 — Auckland
Thursday 17 July 2025 — Auckland
Friday 18 July 2025 — Auckland

Date published: 12 June 2025

Meeting dates:
Wednesday 18 June 2025 — Wellington
Thursday 19 June 2025 — Wellington

Date published: 9 June 2025

ASPEQ provide examination services for the Electrical Workers Registration Board.

Date published: 9 June 2025

Electrical Workers Registration Board decide whether members should be disciplined for offences under the Electricity Act 1992 (the Act). A summary of recent disciplinary decisions is below.

Date published: 9 June 2025

The Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Bill (the Bill) passed on 29 March 2025.

Date published: 9 June 2025

The Board have recently approved 2 micro-credentials for those who are seeking registration in the endorsed Mains Parallel Generation Systems registration classes.

Date published: 9 June 2025

Certification documentation for Prescribed Electrical Work should be concise, detailed and timely.

Date published: 9 June 2025

Grid connection of energy systems via inverters — Part 2: inverter requirements

Date published: 7 May 2025

Electrical Workers Registration Board 394th meeting agenda

Date published: 10 April 2025

Electrical Workers Registration Board 393rd meeting agenda

Date published: 8 April 2025

Work is underway to enable small standalone dwellings to be built without a building consent. This is targeted to take effect in 2026.

Date published: 3 April 2025

Yesterday the Government announced improvements to occupational licensing that applies to licenced Electrical Workers (EWs) and the work they do.

Date published: 17 March 2025

Electrical Workers Registration Board 392nd meeting agenda

Date published: 13 March 2025

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) still have an active recall notice for the Serene S2068 bathroom heater and encourage electrical workers to continue to look out for them.

Date published: 13 March 2025

Flavio Galvao The Board decided that the Respondent committed disciplinary offences related to work carried out around 2 December 2023. The offences were: one offence in breach of s143(b)(ii) of the Act and one offence in breach of s143(f) of the Act. The Respondent agreed that he had...

Date published: 13 March 2025

The increasing use of Electric Vehicles (EVs), and the demand for faster charging rates, will place higher loading demands on existing installations, especially domestic installations.

Date published: 13 March 2025

This Code sets out the minimum industry standards for high voltage live line work. The Code applies to all work on live high voltage overhead lines using approved procedures, tools and equipment, by persons holding the minimum competencies under this Code

Date published: 18 February 2025

These meetings are an opportunity for you to meet the Board when they are visiting your region in 2025.

Date published: 14 February 2025

Electrical Workers Registration Board 391st meeting agenda

Date published: 30 January 2025

Unsupervised trainee electrician Bradley Carl Payne has been fined $10,000 by the New Plymouth District Court for unauthorised electrical work and leaving exposed live wire that could have caused a fatality.

Date published: 16 December 2024

The EWRB are continuing to work on concerns that have been raised around commencement dates for new endorsed registration classes.

Date published: 6 December 2024

This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Thursday 21 to Friday 22 November 2024 in Wellington.

Date published: 15 November 2024

This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Thursday 21 to Friday 22 November 2024 in Auckland.

Date published: 8 November 2024

Small businesses are the target for nearly half of all cyber crime in Aotearoa, with one in three experiencing at least one cyber attack. But less than half of business owners say they are prepared for an online incident.

Date published: 15 October 2024

This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 October 2024 in Wellington.

Date published: 3 October 2024

Concerns have been raised around the effect of the commencement dates for the Electrical Inspector and Electrical Engineer registration classes and the associated endorsed registration classes in the Electricity (Prescribed Classes of Registration for Ele

Date published: 20 September 2024

This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 September 2024 in Nelson and Auckland.

Date published: 14 August 2024

This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Wednesday 21 to Thursday 22 August 2024 in Wellington.

Date published: 25 July 2024

As of 1 September 2024, a new Electrical Worker (EW) registration framework comes into effect. This is something all licensed EWs need to be aware of.

Date published: 23 July 2024

From 1 September 2024, we will start rolling out digital licence cards to electrical workers.

Date published: 10 July 2024

This is the agenda for the Electrical Workers Registration Board meeting being held Thursday 18 July 2024 via Zoom.

Date published: 26 June 2024

Graeme Paul Leo Kyle was sentenced for carrying out electrical and plumbing work while unlicensed at a Dannevirke property that risked the health and safety of the property and its occupants.

Date published: 20 June 2024

This month we summarise the outcomes of six cases of disciplinary decisions amongst licensed electrical workers.

Date published: 20 June 2024

On 7 May 2024, Mr Renney was sentenced on a charge of performing unauthorised prescribed electrical work.