Kia ora WorkSafe OIA Team,

Under the **Official Information Act 1982**, I request **anonymised aggregate information** from the **Electricity and Gas High-Risk Database (EGHR)** in relation to **advanced electricity meter (smart meter) installations and upgrades** between **1 January 2018 and 1 September 2025**.

This request is made in the **public interest**, given the scale of smart meter rollout and the limited information released to date on associated safety and compliance outcomes.

1. EGHR – Anonymised Aggregate Summary (Smart Meters)

Please provide an **anonymised summary table** of all EGHR records relating to **smart meter installations or upgrades** (e.g. new installations, replacements, 3G→4G/5G upgrades) over the period **1 January 2018 – 1 September 2025**, showing, to the extent recorded:

* Year and/or quarter (e.g. 2018 Q1, 2019 Q2, etc)
* Number of smart meter-related PEW records
* Network/distributor or retailer (if recorded)
* Meter type or technology (e.g. 3G, 4G, 5G, dual-band, AMI – if recorded)
* High-risk category (e.g. residential, commercial, relocatable, if applicable)
* Compliance outcome (e.g. certified, failed, re-inspected, cancelled)
* Whether any associated incident notification was logged with WorkSafe (yes/no counts only – no case-level detail needed).

I am **not** seeking any personal identifiers, addresses, or individual certifier names – aggregates only.

2. 5G-Capable Smart Meters – Aggregates

For the same period (1 January 2018 – 1 September 2025), please provide:

* The total number of **5G-capable smart meter installations or upgrades** recorded in EGHR; and
* A breakdown by year (and by distributor/retailer if available); and
* Any available aggregate data on **compliance failures or re-inspections** relating specifically to 5G-capable meters.

3. Search and Export Methodology

Please describe, in summary form:

* The **search terms and filters** used to extract the above data from EGHR (for example, how “smart meter”, “AMI”, “meter upgrade”, “5G” or similar were identified);
* Any **limitations** on the data (for example, if meter type is not consistently recorded or only coded indirectly); and
* The total number of raw EGHR entries identified before any filtering for relevance to smart meters.

4. Record Retention and Disposal (Public Records Act)

If you consider that **no EGHR records** can be identified as relating to smart meters for the requested period, please:

* Provide a copy or citation of the **disposal authority or retention schedule** (under the **Public Records Act 2005**) that governs EGHR high-risk PEW data; and
* Confirm the expected **retention period** for those records; and
* State whether any EGHR records that might have included smart meter installations or upgrades for the period 2018–2025 have been **destroyed, transferred or archived**, and if so, when and under which disposal authority.

Format, Redactions and Duty to Assist

* I request that the information be provided **electronically**, preferably in **spreadsheet (CSV/XLSX)** or tabled **PDF** form for the aggregates.
* If you consider that releasing any individual-level information would require redaction under s 9 (e.g. privacy), I am happy to receive **summary/aggregate tables only**, in accordance with **s 16** of the Act.
* If any part of this request is considered likely to be refused under **s 18(f)** (substantial collation or research), please first **consult with me under s 18B** so I can refine the scope (for example, by limiting to particular years, distributors, or a higher-level summary).

This request is intended to complement, not duplicate, earlier requests to the **Electricity Authority, MBIE, PHF Science/ESR and the Ministry of Health** on smart meter safety and EMF oversight, and to clarify whether WorkSafe’s EGHR records contain relevant high-risk installation data.

Please acknowledge receipt of this request and respond within the statutory timeframe.

Kind regards,
Spencer Jones**