Solar Panel providers/installers

[nzoomed]

Yes they are based in Auckland but can ship anyware and have a good amount of contacts nationwide to put you in touch with a local installer.
They can design your system to your specs and ship you everything you will need too.

I would be very wary about dealing with a solar designer/installer who wasn't local. There are so many influencing factors involved in getting the best results from a PV installation with many of them not immediately identified without an onsite inspection. The link I provided above will direct a prospective solar customer to an installer locally which makes more sense than dealing through a chain of supply and installation entities.

As an example of this during the installation of our upgrade of our system last September an installation fault was identified in the earlier original array which will eventually result in 2 of the earlier panels failing. Despite repeated requests for the original provider (who subcontracts his installs out) we have yet to see any rectification of the bad workmanship involved, or any contact from the installation contractor.

Most definitely, I would work with a local installer, make recommendations and then buy direct, thats where the savings are made.
Biggest issue is there is alot of local companies, particularly electricians who slap on huge margins if you buy through them because they do the labour and supply the parts where they add markup.
A friend of mine got ripped off on batteries recently, when they could have got something better for a lower price if they shopped around.
Not saying AA solar is necessarily the way to go either, there are several outlets that are importing gear at a good price to the consumer.