Entrepreneur Tama Toki's new venture Aotea Energy is solar energy project for rural communities on Aotea/Great Barrier Island.
The venture involves setting his community up to be energy independent, with a small network where power is captured by the sun, shared out and crucially, able to be stored for when it is needed
Tama believes small closed-circuit solar power networks could be a solution to further power crises - and rising prices.
Also under the Aotea umbrella is his therapeutic skincare range Aotea Skincare which is based on knowledge passed down from his grandmother.
Aotea founder and CEO Tama Toki speaks to Mihi.
