FRIDAY 10TH May 2019, 10AM - 5PM
SATURDAY 11TH May 2019, 10AM - 5PM
SUNDAY 12TH May 2019, 10AM - 4PM

Dates still to be confirmed.

Enhance Your Lifestyle

Packed with hundreds of products and ideas for the home, the Better Home & Living Show will inform and inspire anyone wanting to improve their lifestyle in a sustainable way by showcasing tomorrow’s ideas, today.

Featuring the latest trends and innovations for indoors and out, massive show-only specials, free daily "Ask an Expert" sessions, expert advice, plus the chance to win a fabulous show prize - it’s a must-see event for home & lifestyle enthusiasts. Better still, you’ll find it all under the one roof!

Family Fun and Entertainment

• Resene’s Paint-a-Bird House for adults and miniature Paint-a-Bird House for the kids on Saturday and Sunday 11am-2pm.
• New Springfree Family Zone - FAMILY FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT with Springfree Trampolines
• Free daily ‘Ask an Expert’ sessions  – bring your plans & questions 
• Be in to win a fantastic home & lifestyle package worth thousands of dollars
• plus more

Under 16s for free. Seniors reduced ticket rate on Friday.

SATURDAY 9TH MARCH 2019, 10AM - 6PM

http://www.arovalley.org.nz/aro-fair.html

Due to space limitations, Better NZ Trust will have one car at this event.

SUNDAY 3RD March 2019, 8:30AM - 5PM

An eclectic mix of performers will play on 12 stages spread out along Riddiford and surrounding streets. 

Amongst the stands, electric vehicles will be showcased. (near Rintoul Street) EVolunteers welcome. Contact Sigurd Magnusson.

• 420 stalls
• Over 120 different acts
• 12 stages
• Music, Dance, Comedy

Child friendly

Programme of Performers

SATURDAY 2nd March 2019, 8AM – 4PM

Wairarapa's Premiere Craft Fair, sponsored by Rotary. Interesting and varied array of goods, services and activities for our fair-goers.

Electric Vehicle information and display and test drive car.

https://martinboroughfair.org.nz

EVolunteer Information

• 7am setup, be ready by 7:30am;
• packdown 4pm
• Location TBC but middle of Kansas St South if we get same location as last year.
• Contact: Sigurd Magnusson (electric vehicles stand only)

Entry: Free

Parking: free and paid parking available around Martinborough

child-friendly. No dogs.

For 2019 the Fair dates are:
2nd of February and 2nd of March.

This week, Opel has revealed its concept car and renewed their intention to release four BEV/PHEV by 2020 and an ambitious complete electrification of its lineup by 2024.

Earlier this year, Opel announced plans to build its own electric cars as its Chevy Bolt EV deal with GM isn’t working out.

The newly unveiled concept car will be released in the competitive Compact SUV segment of the market.

Read Full Article and view more images

[Fred Lambert - Electrek - 23 Aug 2018]

Whilst you will charge an EV at home most of the time, there may be occasions when you get caught short. Or, when planning a long trip, you want to know where you can fill up en route.

As of January 2019, there are 175 DC rapid charging stations across New Zealand ... plus another 300+ AC charge points registered on Plugshare.

The NZTA approved goal is to encourage the installation of a rapid charger every 75km along NZ's main State Highways so that even a low-range vehicle can travel inter-city. It has only taken four years, but this goal is nearly complete.

Now in 2019, providers appear to be installing more chargers to satisfy demand, to cover off-the-beaten-track tourist areas, and to create redundancy.

This map shows information uploaded by users to plugshare.com.  You can see there are 500-odd public charging sites across New Zealand. The orange icons denote rapid DC chargers, which are ideal if you are just topping up or haven't got long to stop, whereas the green icons depict AC destination charging points. Destination chargers are slower charge points which in fact use the vehicle's onboard charger. They are ideal if your car will be parked for a longer length of time, such as in a parking building, shopping centre, or workplace.

If you click on the link and go to the plugshare.com site you can modify the search parameters to show only the charge sites you wish to see.

Plugshare offers a mobile phone app allowing you to find a location when you are on the move. It is available for Apple, Android and there is a separate app for Windows phones that uses the same information.

You can also visit charge.net.nz/map to find location information about their current and future fast charger units around New Zealand, or download the ChargeNet app to access their nationwide charging network on the go.

Leading The Charge is a community of drivers, enthusiasts, and advocates who are helping to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles in New Zealand by sharing our knowledge and passion through public events and outreach, as well as strategic engagement with other stakeholders. 

We know that driving on clean, affordable, domestic electricity is more fun, convenient, and practical. That it improves air quality for families across New Zealand. That it supports both our local economy and the global environment. That it is, quite simply, better.

We’re happy to have you with us on this electrifying mission. 

Local enthusiasts arrange events throughout the year but the two big annual events are the Tip to Toe Road trip and International Drive Electric week. Organised with support of many sponsors and of course the community of enthusiasts.

Leading The Charge is a project of the Better NZ Trust, whose vision is to create environmental, financial and health benefits for all New Zealanders through education, and assisting in the adoption of zero carbon renewable energy technologies.