Powerco protests pensioner who paints birds on its boxesLUKE KIRKEBY/ STUFF Elaine Rowe with her dog and one of the Tokoroa power boxes she has painted. But that's how she is being portrayed after painting birds on several Powerco-owned power boxes in Tokoroa. Despite a flood of support from the community and the South Waikato District Council, Powerco has told Elaine to cease painting the boxes at once. "We take safety very seriously and for the general public to begin water blasting and painting power boxes without any communication with Powerco is very dangerous," she said. "The power boxes are live and so any excess water, paint or any substance is not safe.

Source: Stuff November 07, 2017 01:07 UTC