From winter woolies to summer pyjamas: free heat pump transforms a Rangiora home
When Rangiora first-home buyer Courtney Mitchell moved into her 66-square-metre home earlier this year, she had to borrow a heater to stay warm.
The home did have a wood burner but compliance had expired six years earlier.
What she didn’t expect was that just a couple of months later, she’d be back in summer pyjamas — thanks to a fully subsidised heat pump installation through a regional clean heating programme.
“I saw a Facebook ad about a grant, but I honestly didn’t think I’d qualify,” Courtney said. “I applied on a whim and next minute, I was approved. I didn’t pay a cent.”