Community Initiative of the Year
This award recognises a partnership or initiative that delivers meaningful and enduring benefits to communities through genuine collaboration and a commitment to community outcomes.
Sponsored by
Vector
Kupe Street - K?inga Tuatahi
finalist
Community Initiative of the Year
New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards 2017
Vector's approach to community engagement shows that with good strategic alignment and thoughtful design all parties can truly benefit.
Through its partnership with Ngati Whatua Orakei and its 30-home development for first home buyers, Vector has created a real-world lab enabling observation of how a future community grid might operate in which access to new technology is provided equally amongst all residents.
Kupe Street has delivered numerous benefits. In five months, residents have had monthly power bills as low as $13; 2.84 tonnes of CO2-e has been saved; and, 47% of power has been produced from within the community.