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Government-backed bank loans for businesses hoping to transition from gas to electricity have been announced as part of the Budget and Rewiring Aotearoa believes it’s a positive move that will help more of them get past the upfront cost barrier of electrification. Now it's time to match that with a loan scheme for households.

The Ministry for Regulation is undertaking a review of the rules and processes around small and medium scale solar installations. That affects many farms and businesses as well as those who own their own homes or renters keen on “plug-in” or balcony solar. This review is likely the biggest opportunity in the coming decades to future-proof the processes and rules to ensure New Zealand is set up for a lot more - and much cheaper - distributed solar. So fill in the survey before June 1.

When you live in a 'pocket neighbourhood', it makes sense to run on the sun and embrace electric tech - and that's exactly what the Peterborough Housing Co-op in Christchurch has done. Jim Small, a trustee for the Ōtākaro Land Trust, says the co-op has been around since the early '80s and it's "designed with the community in mind". Think shared spaces, shared gardens, cars on the outside, shared utilities and shared energy.