Apr 21, 2024

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NZ Herald: Research reveals ways to save $1000-plus on your annual power bill - but low awareness

Electrifying your household appliances - which in most cases means ditching a gas cooktop, gas heating and hot water - can save the average household more than $1000 per year, according to data modelling recently commissioned by the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority [and Rewiring Aotearoa]. The study also found annual running cost and lifetime-cost gains from solar and swapping out a petrol or diesel vehicle for an EV - at least if you use cheaper charging at home rather than pricey public chargers, even allowing for impending road user chargers.

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Mar 23, 2026

Bright Sparks: Tim Evans, Christchurch International Airport

There are a lot of cool EVs out there, but Christchurch International Airport has the coolest one in the country - and cackling man-child Mike Casey got to experience it recently.

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Mar 23, 2026

'Good, but nowhere near good enough': Rewiring Aotearoa's response to the Government's public EV charger funding announcement

Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey says more public EV chargers going in the ground is positive but, as our vulnerability to high petrol and diesel prices has been exposed, the Government’s lack of support for EV adoption is simply not good enough.