Hi there, this seems to be the place for good geek advice regarding off grid in NZ....
Located in North Wellington area, I'm about to finally start building on a bush covered block. The plan is to never go on the grid for a number of reasons (expense of connecting, environmental & independence from grid problems when the inevitable large earthquake happens)
Looking forward to kicking off a thread about design and set up of the property in the correct sub forum, cheers.