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[At 2 mins] Meanwhile plenty of Kiwis are taking energy security into their own hands, like retired chartered accountant Mike Campbell, who's moving into a retirement village where he's installed solar panels [and a battery]. "I'm producing more energy than I can actually use, even though I've got an electric car, and it goes off to the grid and it feeds somebody else." He would love to see the Government help young people install solar and battery systems. "They can help young people to reduce their power bills by a lot of money."
Read moreDownload the document hereCurrent events are making EVs more popular, but we've gone from a leader to a laggard and we need to start shifting the fleet to electric now; Queenstown Golf Cub tees up a good deal on solar; an Australian apartment complex switches on 250 charging points with a novel payment system; Taiga electric snowmobiles are taking over; and more efficient solar panels allow bigger systems on smaller roofs.
Read moreDownloadThe Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards are always inspiring - and we all need a bit of that right now. Whether it's doing brain research, restoring bird life, or helping kids in Palestine, everyone on the stage last night had 'their thing'. Electric Orchardist Mike Casey's thing is energy and the Rewiring Aotearoa CEO was awarded the sustainability leader of the year award for working tirelessly to ensure more of it is created in New Zealand.
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