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Taranaki Daily News' Catherine Groenestein tells the story of her solar journey: "Every day this week, the gorgeous late autumn sunshine has felt like a double blessing. As well as the sense of wellbeing a sunny day brings, it's boosting our financial health too, because since May 6, we've been harvesting solar energy off our roof. With the fervour of a religious convert or reformed smoker, I'm regularly checking the clever app on my phone to see how those panels are performing. Our solar journey began late last year when I interviewed electrification advocate Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa, around the time an email arrived announcing yet another price hike from the gas company. Partway through the conversation for a story (the convincing case for electrifying your life) about the financial benefits of rooftop solar, I was convinced. To get my husband Phil on board, I bought us tickets to Sustainable Taranaki's Electrify Your Whare session, where Casey was guest speaker and we learned about how it works."
Read moreDownload the document herePolitical Power has gone local! Dr Nick Smith, mayor of Nelson and ex-National Party minister, is an early adopter when it comes to electric machines but, through his efforts with the council and his close involvement with the Ratepayer Assistance Scheme, he's also embracing one of Rewiring's core mantras: once you've electrified your own life, electrify someone else's life, too.
Read moreDownloadWhether it's the growing number of electric buses, new electric trains for the lower North Island and City Rail Link, or new electric ferries, we love seeing more electric transport options in our big cities. It's also good to see some of our smaller cities like Palmerston North, Timaru and Nelson going electric and, as is almost always the case, the drivers reckon it's better on electrons. At the Electrify Nelson expo, we spoke with one driver Lee about the city's electric buses. And he definitely wouldn't go back to diesel.
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