Kiwi Property and Meridian roll out EV car chargers

Kiwi Property and Meridian Energy have joined forces to help support electric vehicle (EV) adoption and give New Zealand shoppers a free ride.

The partners today unveiled four new free EV car charging stations at Kiwi Property’s LynnMall Shopping Centre in New Lynn, Auckland, as part of a nationwide roll-out. 

Twelve other charging stations are being added to Kiwi Property’s shopping malls at The Plaza in Palmerston North, Northlands in Christchurch and Sylvia Park – where Kiwi Property’s existing two charging stations are already in high demand.

National facilities manager for Kiwi Property Jason Happy says that since the company installed its first two car charging stations at Sylvia Park almost two years ago they’ve been used more than 2,250 times. “We’ve had requests from our customers for more stations to be installed, and we’re proud to make this a reality in partnership with Meridian Energy.”

General manager for retail at Meridian Neal Barclay says the company’s role in the EV market is concerned with supporting drivers with “great rates and infrastructure and also partnering with like-minded organisations such as Kiwi Property”.