Last
year,
wind
contributed
5%
of
national
electricity
needs,
compared
with
13%
from
geothermal
and
57%
from
hydro.
Wind,
which
the
association
predicts
will
be
the
most
cost-effective
energy
source
in
New
Zealand
by
2015,
is
vital
for
sustainable
global
development,
according
to
Pyle.
This
belief
brought
the
environmentalist,
long-time
civil
servant
and
non-governmental
organisation
(NGO)
manager
to
the
NZWEA
in
July
2011.
“Wind
is
a
fascinating
industry
with
all
sorts
of
diversity.
It’s
not
even
midway
through
its
development
yet.
It’s
not
as
if
we
are
going
to
have
a…
