TE ŌHANGA MAURI - PRIORITY #4 - SECURE OUR ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY

Northland’s infrastructure is currently "brittle" because it relies on a single, linear thread connected to Auckland. When that thread breaks—like the 2024 pylon collapse—our whole region falls into disorder, costing our local economy between $37.5 million and $80 million in lost productivity. 

This problem exists because of "linear thinking": a centralised system that treats the North as a dependent end-point rather than a powerhouse. We have immense local energy potential in our ground and our sun, yet we remain vulnerable to single points of failure that create "friction" and waste in our daily lives.