Published 2026-06-01 · Whakatāne Electricians
The healthy-homes and building rules require working smoke alarms within 3 metres of every bedroom door (or in each room where someone sleeps), and on each level of a multi-storey home. For rentals, landlords must provide compliant alarms and tenants must keep them working.
Current standards call for photoelectric smoke alarms (better at detecting smouldering fires) with either a long-life 10-year battery or hard-wired. The old 9-volt-battery ionisation alarms are out of step with the rules.
Long-life battery photoelectric alarms meet the rules and are easy to fit. Hard-wired interconnected alarms (where one alarm triggers them all) are the gold standard — when smoke is detected anywhere, every alarm sounds, giving everyone more time. We install and interconnect hard-wired alarms as part of wiring and renovation work.
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At least one working alarm within 3m of each bedroom door (or in each sleeping room) and on every level. Rentals must have compliant photoelectric alarms.
Long-life battery photoelectric alarms meet the rules. Hard-wired interconnected alarms are safer because they all sound together — ideal during a build or rewire.
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