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Rewiring Aotearoa has announced its newest board member, Juliet Tainui-Hernandez (Ngāi Tahu, Te Whakatōhea). She joins chair Rob Hewett, Chris Wilson and Nikki Bloomfield on the board.
Tainui-Hernandez is a lawyer and director with 25 years of experience in multi-jurisdictional law firms, financial services, central banking, and iwi economic development. She has held senior executive and governance roles with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Norton Rose Fulbright, Ngāi Tahu Holdings, Whai Rawa Fund Limited, and many other entities in Aotearoa and internationally.
She's a current board director at ASB Bank, which is also working to help accelerate New Zealand’s shift to renewable energy, including through initiatives and research around electrifying homes and farms.
“Electrification is a critical part of Aotearoa’s systems transformation, enabling a cleaner, fairer, and more sustainable energy future for generations to come. I’m proud to support Rewiring Aotearoa’s kaupapa to build resilience and ensure our energy system reflects the interconnectedness of whenua, whānau, and the wellbeing of all communities.”
Tainui-Hernandez has replaced Amanda Malu on the board.
New South Wales gets the memo about the importance of finance and announces scheme offering zero interest loans to households to upgrade to electric stuff; plug-in solar gets the tick of approval to go on sale in the UK soon and the New York Times says it could 'change America'; EVolocity takes electrification to the streets to gets the kids inspired (and eventually employed); a tour of the amazing recycling business Redwood Materials; Think Solar and BYD give it away now; and a skit that cuts close to the bone for many solar dads.
Read moreDownloadAdvances in technology and falling costs mean customer-owned solar and batteries can play a critical role in New Zealand’s energy infrastructure - improving affordability, resilience and sustainability. Multiple trading relationships (MTR) and peer-to-peer trading would enable this potential by increasing competition, customer choice, and innovation in the electricity market, unlocking greater consumer benefits from customer solar and batteries.
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