Rewiring Speaking Events

Join Sustainable Queenstown and the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator to discover how to make your home or workplace cheaper to run and kinder to the planet.

This session will give you practical insights and simple steps to cut energy costs, reduce emissions, and improve comfort and resilience – all while enjoying some free kai and connecting with the local sustainability community.

Come along to:

• Hear stories and learnings from locals who have electrified their homes and businesses or are here to help you electrify.
• From heat pumps to EVs and solar panels, get up to speed on the latest electrification tech – and how to fund the switch.
• Understand the free support and advice the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator can provide, including support for renters.
• Ask questions
• Meet other locals who are keen to help make Queenstown the world’s most electric destination.
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🥂 Nibbles provided by the lovely team at Sudima, with a cash bar available throughout the evening.

The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team will be at WAO’s Journey to 2125: A Walking Tour Through the Future event. 

Find our stall at the main hub, ready to chat about all things electrification and solar.

Whether you’re curious about heat pumps, hot water systems, electric vehicles, cooking with induction, or adding solar and batteries to your home or business, we’ll be there to answer your questions and share practical, independent advice.

We’ll also talk about how electrification can help you lower your energy bills, cut emissions, and make your home or business more resilient.

This event is free to attend but registration is required.

We are excited to extend an invitation to all members of the New Zealand electrical industry to join us at the NZ Electrical Conference 2025.

This year, as we mark our 100th anniversary, we have designed a conference that not only celebrates our rich heritage, but also paves the way for future innovation. We’ll kick things off by jumping into the future at our very unique welcome celebration.

Our lineup of keynote speakers features Lance Burdett, who will offer valuable insights that challenge and broaden your perspective on how we approach various concepts. Sir Ian Taylor will then give you a taste of what the future holds for the electrical industry.

But the experience doesnt stop there...

We’re also taking you beyond the conference room to visit the Southern Hemisphere’s only fully electric orchard—the Electric Cherry Farm, hosted by Mike Casey. This visit is a hands-on demonstration of sustainable innovation that you won’t want to miss.

We’ll cap off the weekend with a spectacular centenary celebration, honouring a century of excellence and lighting the way to a brighter future.

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The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team is part of  WAO’s Better Building Day programme. 

In this interactive workshop, co-hosted with TMCo, we’ll explore how different building types perform, their energy efficiency, and how core systems, such as heating and cooling, hot water, cooking, and on-site generation like solar,  influence both energy use and emissions. You’ll learn how to identify opportunities to reduce energy waste, upgrade to electrified solutions such as heat pumps and induction, and integrate renewable generation and storage. 

The session will focus on how these design and retrofit choices can cut operating costs, improve occupant comfort, and future-proof buildings in a world rapidly shifting to clean electricity.

Join us for the very first Sustainability Professionals Network Lunch - a gathering for anyone working in, studying, or passionate about sustainability in Ōtepoti Dunedin.

This relaxed, grazing-style lunch will feature:
🥗 A mostly plant-based buffet (allergens clearly noted)
🎤 Short talks on a range of local sustainability topics
🤝 Plenty of time to meet, mingle, and connect with others in the field

Whether you’re:

• Currently working in a sustainability-related role
• A student or graduate looking to build your network
• A business with products or services that support a sustainable future
• Or simply someone aspiring to work in this space

…you’re warmly invited to join us.

It keeps getting more expensive to run our businesses, whether it's the costs of refrigeration, shipping products, or heating our office spaces. But there is a way to avoid those rising costs and Electrify Dunedin will show you how.  

Electrify Your Business is a one-day showcase of practical solutions to help businesses save money, reduce emissions, and future-proof their operations by upgrading from fossil fuel machines to modern electric alternatives. The event combines lightning talks, networking, stalls, and much more.

This business-only session will be followed by a public session, Electrify Your Home, featuring case studies, Q&A, and clear pathways for action. Make sure to sign up for the public session as well here: https://events.humanitix.com/electrify-dunedin-how-to-save-money-on-your-energy-bills-feat-mike-casey