Norwoods (electric tools, ride on movers, and more)
Fagan Motors (Mazda 6E and Mach E Mustang and electric Transit vans)
Gazley Motors Masterton (electric vehicles)
Automarque (electric vehicles, BYD)
McCreary Workshop (Surron electric motorcycles)
Wairarapa Aerial Drones
ANZ (eco-loans and insurance)
Harvest Electronics (remote data systems)
Watt Rods (electric car converson and batteries)
Victoria University of Wellington (environment and climate research and education)
Fab Lab Masterton (bespoke equipment repairs)
BNZ (eco-loans and insurance)
Papawai Mangarara Catchment Group (awa management)
Deliver Me (transporter of electric cars)
GWRC (water, flooding and land management)
MPI (on farm support)
Forest & Bird (environmental care and watchdog)
Good Lives Wairarapa / Food Bank (community gardens)
Bittern Conservation Trust
Kahungungu ki Wairarapa and Ahu Collective (environment and social support)
Enviroschools
Wairarapa Catchment Collective
WREMO (emergency management)
Speakers
We are proud to announce Cimone Grayson as our MC for the event. Cimone is an award winning Carterton volunteer who is passionate about environment and community.
Speakers include (not yet finalised) representatives from:
Harmony Energy - Leon Hayward and Michael Whittome (Providing opportunity for the community to hear from one of the utility solar farm developers.)
Rewiring Aotearoa - Justine Prain (On going all electric)
Climate Change Commission - Grant Blackwell (Chief Science Advisor, Grant is an ecologist and has spent his career working on the interactions between people and the environment – first in natural ecosystems and production landscapes, and then at the interface between science, public policy and problem solving.)
Watt Rods - Speaker TBC (On converting hot-rods to electric and replacing batteries)
Ahu collective (Tāne and wāhine kaiahu (nurturers) who are passionate about the growth of people and spaces. This collective of Kaiahu all share lived experiences that are relatable to hard-to-reach and disconnected whānau.
Mataki Environmental - Marie Doole (Known for innovative research and analysis and has produced a range of high impact books including Vanishing Nature)
GWRC - Ruamāhanga Catchment Team (on flood resilience and the Lower Valley Flood Scheme investigation)
Pre-Cycle - Nelson Harper (Reducing waste in your workplace)
Helen Dew - (Interest-Free Savings and Loan Pools)
Glenys Robertson - Us: an audiovisual presentation exploring our connection with nature
Local Panel on Water - Five locals sharing their experiences of improving how they work with water on their land and in their communities.
Workshops and Special Events
Drones demonstraton - Wai Drones
Episode Premiere - Driector Pascale Otis - Freshwater species on tuna (feat. Sam Ludden)
