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Upcoming Events
We are going to host a new drop-in at Spooky Boogie on Sunday June 21st between 2-3pm. Our aim is to come to the community and meet you where you are most comfortable. We imagine over the next few months to host these at various places that locals go. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to get answers about how you can change your home energy usage.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
EV info session with local owners sharing experiences with e-bikes, SUVs, batteries and hybrid vehicles, plus charging methods. Soup and rolls provided, koha appreciated.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
LETS's biggest event of the year, held at a bigger venue this time round. Guest speaker Sam Elder, a systems thinker and Climate Navigator focused on energy transitions, will be speaking.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
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Queenstown Electrification Accelerator, Lightfoot Initiative, and Sustainable Queenstown are Celebrating Matariki with a magical community glow ride and Matariki Star Trail through Te Kararo Queenstown Gardens. Decorate your bike, gather your whānau, and follow a glowing trail to discover the nine stars of Matariki while riding through glowing light pods. It’s an easy 2.2 km loop suitable for children, families, and beginner riders.
2026 General Meeting - meet Jay and Matt from Rewiring Aotearoa for an update, plus Q&A. Limited seating.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Power Up the Hutt is a free five-part community event series bringing together Hutt Valley residents who want to cut their power bills, reduce their carbon footprint, and future-proof their homes.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Power Up the Hutt is a free five-part community event series bringing together Hutt Valley residents who want to cut their power bills, reduce their carbon footprint, and future-proof their homes.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Power Up the Hutt is a free five-part community event series bringing together Hutt Valley residents who want to cut their power bills, reduce their carbon footprint, and future-proof their homes.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
A free, full-day event where you can explore EVs, solar, heat pumps, and more – and have local experts answer your questions.
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Learn how to electrify your home and save thousands
Previous Events
Find out how you can reduce your bills and slash your emissions by upgrading your fossil fuel machines to the electric equivalents available today, and powering them with solar and batteries for more self-sufficiency.
Find out how you can reduce your bills and slash your emissions by upgrading your fossil fuel machines to the electric equivalents available today, and powering them with solar and batteries for more self-sufficiency.
Join keynote speaker Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa to find out how to reduce operational costs on the farm by going electric, and how to boost income by generating power.
This special event is a unique opportunity in Taranaki. Be sure to join in and hear from some of our best farm energy transition experts and local farmers who are leading the charge.
$15 inc light lunch (free for farmers). Please purchase/register.
Cash bar available.
Part of the Taranaki Sustainable Trails: Backyards, Builds & Farms. Check out our huge range of ticketed, koha and free events during the Trails (31 Oct - 16 Nov 2025)
www.sustainablebackyards.org.nz
Join keynote speaker Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa to find out how electrification is a win-win for households - your pocket and the planet!
You'll also hear from and engage with:
- Community Energy Taranaki, an organised group of local residents who are taking community led action.
- Sustainability Advisor from NPDC Sam Rowlands about how best to retain the energy you produce.
- the Community Energy Activator team led by AraAke and PowerCo.
$15 inc nibbles.
Cash bar available.
Part of the Taranaki Sustainable Trails: Backyards, Builds & Farms. Check out our huge range of ticketed, koha and free events during the Trails (31 Oct - 16 Nov 2025)
www.sustainablebackyards.org.nz
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How does 150 cents per litre of fuel sound? That’s the kind of saving you get when running an electric car – and just one of the reasons going electric can save you money. Curious to know more?
Come along to our free community EV Test Drive Day at the Remarkables Market and see for yourself!
- Take an EV for a spin – thanks to local owners bringing their cars to share
- Enjoy a free pancake cooked on an electric hotplate, powered by an EV
- Bust the myths: learn about charging, batteries, and affordable second hand options
- Discover just how fun and easy driving electric can be
Whether you’re in the market for a new car, just starting to explore your options, or simply in it for the pancakes, this relaxed, family-friendly event is for the whole Queenstown community.
This event is free to attend, no registration required.
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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.
🥂 Nibbles provided by the lovely team at Sudima, with a cash bar available throughout the evening.
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