Te Whakahiko i ngā Marae | the Electric Marae report
After Mike Casey spoke to almost 100 people in Masterton about the economic and environmental benefits of electrification, long-time councillor Chris Peterson wrote an opinion piece about Rewiring Aotearoa's realistic ‘what’s in it for me’ approach to achieving results, the success of the Electrifying Queenstown event and the momentum that's now building in the region for an Electrify Wairarapa campaign. As he writes: "No matter your political persuasion, one thing that seems to unite us is saving money so it has been encouraging to see genuine collaboration — reflecting, hopefully, a realisation that we are all in this climate crisis together and that electrifying the region means there is also something in it for the community." Where next?
Read moreDownload the document hereNew Zealand's distributed solar growth, tracked over time; a new tool from Ember looks at EV adoption across different markets and how much those vehicles save on oil imports; the QEA offers locals a chance to test an EV for free; Frances Cook crunches the numbers on going electric; a social housing development tries to bring down transport costs with shared EVs; Fortescue keeps pushing for the big electric stuff to try and clean up a dirty industry; and 'babe, can you take me somewhere expensive tonight?'
Read moreDownloadJust as every home is slightly different, so is every region. And our newly-released Regional Reports, which combine Rewiring Aotearoa’s Electric Homes and Vehicles 2026 and Machine Count research, show how different places around the country can benefit from upgrading their fossil fuel machines to electric equivalents.
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