WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Power company executives joined New Zealand's prime minister Wednesday at a funeral service for a mother of four whose electricity was cut off over an unpaid bill - shutting down the oxygen pump she used to help her breathe.
Folole Muliaga, 44, a nursery school teacher, died two hours after the public utility Mercury Energy disconnected her electricity because she and her husband had not paid a $122 bill.
Her death outraged New Zealanders, with Prime Minister Helen Clark denouncing the company's actions as heartless and intolerable and vowing to tighten regulations.
On Tuesday, the Cabinet agreed to require utilities to identify …
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