Great speakers at Martinborough Event

We covered a broad range of topics at the first of our Powerco Electrify Wairarapa Roadshow events.

We were fortunate to have great speakers covering energy innovations across farming, hospitality and the wine industry.   For a copy of the presentations follow the link below.

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More than 80 join us in Masterton

Electrify Wairarapa was delighted to have over 80 people join us to hear from local people with personal experience of electrifying their homes and businesses.

It's the first of many and all the feedback from the night and the presentations are available from the link below.

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Our roadshow parternship with Powerco

We have partnered with Powerco to bring you a series of evening get togethers talk about how to save money on energy bills, increase energy resilience and reduce emissions. 

Click to see the full programme and links to register for FREE tickets to all events.

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Rewiring Policy Manifesto

It is now in our national interest (and most New Zealanders’ self-interest) to use more locally-made electrons to run electric machines.

Rewiring Aotearoa's policy manifesto outlines an achievable plan to turn New Zealand into the world’s most electric economy and address our cost of living, climate, productivity and energy security challenges. 

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Local Elections Resources

Our volunteers will be out and about at various local elections events.

Here are some resources to help with talking to your candidates about reducing bills, increasing resilience and reducing carbon emissions.

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Rewiring Aotearoa’s previous work has identified a massive electrification opportunity for New Zealand.

Their latest report 'The Machine Count' is New Zealand's first complete inventory of all our fossil fuel machines and what it will take to electrify them.

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Waingawa Solar Farm

Auckland-based Lightyears Solar has had an eventful few months, with its latest project, Waingawa Solar Farm, just out of Masterton, officially opened by Energy Minister Simon Watts.

 

 

 

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Off Grid Living

'We haven’t had a power bill in five years': the Wairarapa couple living off-grid.

High in the hills above Martinborough in South Wairarapa, Frank and Lisa Cornelissen live completely off-grid in a house powered by the sun and wind.

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Electrification Conference & Expo

With over 120 conference attendees, 20 + exhibitors and 16 individual speakers – this community led event demonstrated the significant interest in electrification. 

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