Since January about 1000 poles in Aurora Energy's network have either been replaced or repaired. The lines company declined to say how many potentially dangerous poles remain in its 54,000 pole network across Otago, despite questions from the Otago Daily Times. But former Aurora employee turned whistle-blower Richard Healey said the number of poles being replaced was a publicity exercise. He used the example a Green Island site where contractors had been working to replace a pole for almost two weeks now. The Green Island situation demonstrated how much work was required for some of the most difficult pole replacements, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 04, 2018 16:30 UTC