https://worksafe.govt.nz/managing-health-and-safety/consumers/safe-living-with-electricity/getting-electrical-work-done/doing-your-own-electrical-work/
Before getting started
Before you do any work, make sure that:
you have the necessary knowledge and skills
the power is turned off
you are not working where conductors or terminals are live or could become live.
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What electrical work can I do?You must own and live in the property to do the following work on low voltage electrical installations when there is no payment or reward: - Remove and replace any of the following kinds of fittings, where the work does not involve work on any switchboard:
- switches
- socket outlets
- permanent connection units
- light fittings
- batten holders
- cord grip lampholders
- ceiling roses
- flexible cords connected to any permanent connection unit, ceiling rose, or cord grip lampholder
- water heater switches
- thermostats
- Remove and replace fuse links.
- Connect and disconnect fixed wired appliances.
- Relocate existing switches, socket outlets, and lighting outlets that are supplied with electricity by tough plastic- sheathed cables.
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