Wellington falling lamp saga: All 17,000 lamps faulty stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wellington City Council has admitted 17,000 street lamps across the city have the faulty adaptors prone to snapping and it's known about it since February. A report to council shows 17 of the 11kg lamps have crashed to the ground in the last four years. Something the mayor says is "a clear and unacceptable safety risk". Our reporter Ruth Hill and cameraman Angus Dreaver have the story.
Falling Wellington lamp problem first reared its head 22 months ago stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.