Yes kiwi,
It is a problem down here in the South Island.
But I don't really see anybody doing anything about it.
A majority of houses that I've been in, in an Electrical capacity, used to be old State houses, that were sold off before a re-wire was deemed necessary.
Now Land-lords own them and we all know what that means, eh?. [Linked Image]
TRS was good, but there was never a "Use-By-Date" stated on it's life, mainly because at the time, no-one had a clue how long it would last or how it would deteriorate or what would happen when it did.