Rewiring Aotearoa

Rewiring Aotearoa is an independent non-partisan non-profit dedicated to driving rapid action to decarbonise Aotearoa New Zealand, while being a strong voice for Kiwis during the energy transition. Led by Mike Casey, the Rewiring Aotearoa team includes Kat Lintott (Ngāi Tahu), a storyteller and stakeholder engagement expert; Josh Ellison, a research and development leader; and Mike Rewi (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Kahungungu Ki Wairoa), a community and iwi engagement strategist with a focus on iwi led initiatives, affordability and energy resilience. The mission of Rewiring Aotearoa is to rapidly decarbonise Aotearoa New Zealand by electrifying millions of fossil fuel machines by 2030. The added benefits of this mission means lower energy bills and more resilient communities. Rewiring America and Rewiring Australia have been leading climate action, dialogue, and progress in their respective countries. Delivering real impact on decarbonisation. Rewiring America was instrumental in the US. Inflation Reduction Act, the largest piece of climate legislation in human history ($369 billion with ~$140 billion on demand side electrification). Read more. Rewiring Australia has led the electrification debate in Australia and recently helped to enable $1.7 billion in government electrification investment. Simultaneously Rewiring Australia is working on world-first pilot projects to demonstrate an abundant decarbonised future. Read more. Rewiring Aotearoa will follow in their footsteps, then lead in its own way. It will rapidly increase NZ climate ambition, build a unique local world leading voice for climate action, and deliver system-wide deep decarbonisation.