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In 2006, the Sustainability
Trust received funding from the Minister for the
Environment's Sustainable Management Fund to develop a
community based climate change mitigation and sustainable
energy programme in Porirua City.
Designed to assist Porirua
residents to combat climate change by reducing energy use
within their own homes, Energy Savers Porirua provided
residents with practical solutions to energy efficiency
issues whilst enabling them to save money and become a
more sustainable community.
The Energy Savers Porirua team
developed a community-focused and grass-roots approach to
encourage energy efficiency in the home. Following
consultation with the local community and research into
similar initiatives in NZ and abroad, we formulated the
following broad objectives:
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