Electrical services for a new build cover the whole installation, not one visit. That means the mains and the switchboard, every power, lighting, and appliance circuit, the data and TV cabling, and the testing and certification the job needs before it can be connected. The Conduction Company does all of it on Auckland new builds, residential and commercial. The work lands in two visits that matter, the prewire while the frame is open and the fit-off once linings and joinery are in, with the pricing done off your plans before either one starts.
The wiring you cannot add later without opening a wall
A new build gives you one window where every wall cavity is open and every hole gets drilled in the same pass. Once the linings go on, that window shuts. Adding a circuit, an ethernet run, or another switchboard way afterwards means cutting, patching, and repainting, and the labour to get in there costs more than the cable ever did.
So The Conduction Company's steer on an Auckland new build is a simple one. Spend at prewire on the things that need an open wall, which is circuits, cable routes, and switchboard capacity. Leave the things that plug in or surface mount to later, because you can change your mind about those without calling a builder back.
What a new build electrical job actually involves
The Conduction Company prices a new build off the drawings, not off a guess on site. That means the floor plan, the elevations, and whatever the client or the designer has decided about heating, cooking, hot water, EV charging, and solar. Those loads set the size of the mains and the switchboard, so they are worth settling early rather than at fit-off.
AS/NZS 3000:2018, the Wiring Rules, puts it plainly at clause 1.6.3: “Consumer mains, submains and other electrical equipment of an electrical installation shall be designed and installed to meet the maximum demand.” That is why The Conduction Company asks about the induction hob and the second EV before ordering the switchboard, and not after.
Do you do commercial new build electrical work?
Yes. The Conduction Company does commercial new build electrical work as well as residential. Same shape of job, bigger numbers: mains and main switchboard, distribution boards, three-phase supplies, lighting and emergency lighting, data reticulation, EV charging in the carpark, and the coordination with the main contractor's programme that a commercial site runs on.
It is a Master Electricians member (24293) and a SiteSafe member, and it works to the main contractor's site rules like any other subtrade.
When is the electrical prewire done on a new build?
The Conduction Company runs the prewire once the frame is up and the roof is on, before the insulation and linings go in. It is the visit that decides what the house can do for the next thirty years.
The set-out is worth walking through on site with The Conduction Company before the linings go on. It is the last easy chance to move a socket, and it takes twenty minutes.
What gets installed at the prewire?
At prewire The Conduction Company installs:
- the mains route and the switchboard enclosure
- every power, lighting, and dedicated appliance circuit back to the switchboard
- ethernet cabling to the positions you will actually use, plus the ONT position
- TV aerial cabling and any speaker or AV runs
- spare conduit and draw wires where a later change is likely
- the boxes for every switch, socket, and light, set out and checked against the plan
What happens at the fit-off, once the linings are in?
Fit-off is The Conduction Company's second visit. It fits the switches, sockets, light fittings, heated towel rails, extractor fans, oven and hob connections, heat pump connections, EV charger, and the switchboard itself, then commissions and labels the lot. Data outlets get terminated, and every run gets labelled in the field and at the rack, so the person who follows you can tell which cable goes where.
Once the building is lined, The Conduction Company can fit the speakers and screens the prewire's AV runs were for, through its commercial speaker installation work.
What standard does a new build in New Zealand have to be wired to?
New Zealand new builds are wired to AS/NZS 3000, the Wiring Rules, and that is the standard The Conduction Company installs and tests to. Under regulation 59 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010, a domestic installation with a maximum demand at or below “80 amperes per phase if single-phase”, or 50 amperes per phase if multi-phase, must be installed, tested, inspected, and connected so as to comply with Part 2 of AS/NZS 3000.
Every other installation, which takes in all commercial new build and the larger homes, must comply with either Part 2 or “a certified design prepared in accordance with Part 1 of AS/NZS 3000”.
Does the electrical work on a new build have to be inspected?
Yes, the high-risk part of it. Some of the work on a new build is high-risk prescribed electrical work, mains work included, and regulation 70 requires all of it to be inspected. The Conduction Company has a registered inspector in-house: Jordan Statham, who owns the company, is a New Zealand registered Electrical Inspector (I 272615) as well as a registered Electrician (E 264206).
So high-risk work done by its other electricians can be inspected without bringing an outside inspector in, and it does not sit waiting on a third party's diary. Regulation 71 bars anyone from inspecting work they carried out or supervised, so on work Jordan did or supervised himself, an outside inspector does the inspection.
Can you run data cabling and set up wifi on a new build?
Yes. The Conduction Company runs the ethernet and fibre cabling, installs and relocates the ONT, fits server racks and patch panels, installs network switches, and sets up wifi access points and mesh wifi on homes and small business new builds.
Do you work with our IT provider on a larger commercial new build?
Yes. On larger commercial sites where the client has a dedicated IT provider, The Conduction Company runs the ethernet cabling reticulation to the positions and the patch panel at the rack, labelled in the field and at the rack. The client's IT provider supplies the racking hardware, access points, routers, and switches, and sets up the network itself.
How The Conduction Company runs a commercial job
Stage 1. On the plans, before anyone is on site
The Conduction Company prices the job off your drawings and specification, agrees the switchboard size against the loads you are actually installing, and marks up a set-out you can check. Nothing gets ordered until the mains, the switchboard, and the circuit schedule are settled.
Stage 2. Prewire, while the frame is open
Frame up, roof on, linings off. The Conduction Company runs the mains route, every circuit, the data and TV cabling, and the boxes for every fitting, then walks the set-out with you on site. This is the visit where a change is cheap.
Stage 3. Fit-off, testing, and certification
Once the linings and joinery are in, The Conduction Company fits every switch, socket, and fitting, commissions the switchboard, labels the circuits, then tests, certifies, and inspects the work. You get the certification with the job, not weeks later.
Frequently Asked Questions
What structured wiring should I plan for my new home?
Structured wiring is the fixed cabling backbone of the house: the ethernet, TV, and phone runs that go in the walls and stay there. The Conduction Company's recommendation for an Auckland new build is Cat6 ethernet to every room where someone will work, stream, or wall mount a TV, at least two runs to the main TV wall, a sensible central position for the ONT and a small cabinet or rack, TV aerial cabling to the same positions, and spare conduit with a draw wire to the roof space and the garage. Wifi still matters, so plan a ceiling position for an access point on each level rather than relying on the router. Cabling is the cheapest part of a new build and the most expensive thing to retrofit, so err on the generous side.
What upgrades to skip on a new build?
The Conduction Company's rule of thumb is to skip anything you can add later without opening a wall, and to spend on anything you cannot. Skip the smart switches, the feature pendants, the video doorbell, and the specialist lighting control, because those swap out in an afternoon once you have lived in the house and know what you want. Do not skip the circuits, the cable routes, the conduit, or the switchboard capacity for a heat pump, an EV charger, or solar you might want in three years. The Conduction Company would rather run a spare circuit at prewire than cut a lining open in 2029.
What is the 6 12 rule in electrical?
The 6-12 rule is an American wiring rule. It comes from the United States National Electrical Code and it sets how far apart power points sit along a wall, so no point on the wall is more than six feet from an outlet, which puts them roughly twelve feet apart. It has no standing in New Zealand. New Zealand installations are wired to AS/NZS 3000, and regulation 59 of the Electricity (Safety) Regulations 2010 requires a domestic installation at or below 80 amperes per phase single-phase to comply with Part 2 of that standard. So The Conduction Company sets out power points around how the room will actually be used, the furniture layout, the bench, the desk, and the bed positions, rather than to a fixed spacing figure. What AS/NZS 3000 does require in New Zealand homes, at clause 2.6.3.3.1, is 30 mA RCD protection on final subcircuits supplying socket-outlets and lighting points.
Can you rewire a house without removing walls?
Usually yes. The Conduction Company rewires Auckland homes through the ceiling space and under the floor, dropping new cable down the wall cavities and reusing existing routes where they are sound, so most of the work happens out of sight. Some patching is normal around the switchboard, in bathrooms and kitchens where there is tiling, and in any room with no accessible ceiling or floor void above and below it. Access is the single biggest driver of what a rewire costs and how disruptive it gets: a house on piles with a walkable roof space is straightforward, and a concrete-floor townhouse with a skillion roof is not. It is also the reason a new build is the one time this is easy, because at prewire there is nothing to open up.
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The Conduction Company prices new build electrical work off your drawings, so you get a real number before anyone is on site. Send through the plans and the loads you are planning for, and one of the team will come back to you the same day, depending on staff availability. Happy to talk it through on the phone first if that is easier.