Ātiamuri power station was the sixth hydro-electric power station built on the Waikato river below Lake Taupo. In the period …
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Built between 1924 and 1929, the Arapuni Power Station and Dam was the first government-built high dam constructed on the …
The Benmore Power Station at Ōtemātātā, South Island, is the power source for the high voltage direct current link to …
The Cobb Dam, built between 1936 and 1956, has a special place in the history of New Zealand dams. It …
Initially commissioned for the Waihi Gold Mining Company in 1914, the Horahora Power Station was submerged in 1947 when the …
The Kourarau Power Stations, also known as the Kourarau Hydro-electric Power Scheme, were first established in 1923 by the Wairarapa …
The New Zealand government's first major involvement in electric power supply was at Lake Coleridge on the Rakaia River. It …
The Mangahao Power Station was the first of many large hydro power stations to be built in New Zealand under …
The potential for the Monowai hydro-electric scheme was first identified in 1914 when the Southland League investigated local natural resources. …
When it was completed in 1972, the New Plymouth Power Station Chimney was the tallest structure in New Zealand.
An integral part of the Wairakei Power Scheme, Ōhaaki is notable for its 105 metre (m) high cooling tower and …
Constructed between 1899 and 1901, the Ōkere Falls Power Station on the Kaituna River was the New Zealand central government’s …
One Mile Creek Hydro-electric station was the first municipal hydro power plant for Queenstown village. The station operated from 1924 …
In 1886, following a demonstration of electric lighting in four of the hotels in Reefton by self-styled “electrician” Walter Prince, …
The Waihopai concrete arch dam rises 33 metres (m) above the riverbed on the Waihopai River and created head for …
