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Vector Lights energy use

Vector Lights is powered by a mix of leading technology, including solar, battery, and peer-to-peer systems.

Energy generated by solar panels is stored in a shipping container-sized Tesla Powerpack battery. Smart meters at the battery and on Auckland Harbour Bridge relay data between each other every 10 seconds. Using peer-to-peer technology, the amount of power Vector Lights uses at any one time is relayed back to the battery, which then releases this amount of power.

Total Solar Energy

_{Sources: Fun Fact #1 Average home’s power usage from MBIE. Fun Fact #4 (Equivalent native trees) calculated by using the ‘Amount of Carbon offset per hectare per year’ given in table two of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ ‘Look-up Tables for Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme, December 2015’ and assuming there are 1,200 native trees per hectare. Fun Fact #5 ‘Carbon avoided’ calculated using Carbon Emissions Factor of 0.119453. Fun Fact #6 Car emissions per kilometre taken from Ministry for the Environment and average daily car distance taken from the Ministry of Transport.}

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025

Jun 19

Vector Lights for Matariki 2025

Mānawatia a Matariki! Celebrate Matariki and the national holiday with Vector Lights on the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge. Created by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, the light and sound show runs every night between 19 – 28 June. The first show begins at 6pm and runs until midnight, playing every 15 minutes.

19 Jun 2025 - 28 May 2025 | 06:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Past events

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Jun 01

Vector Lights for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month 2025

Vector Lights is shining a light for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer is the second-highest cause of cancer death in Aotearoa New Zealand with 3,300 Kiwis diagnosed every year.

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Jun 19

Vector Lights for Matariki 2025

Mānawatia a Matariki! Celebrate Matariki and the national holiday with Vector Lights on the iconic Auckland Harbour Bridge. Created by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, the light and sound show runs every night between 19 – 28 June. The first show begins at 6pm and runs until midnight, playing every 15 minutes.

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