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Story: Geothermal energy

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Heat from the earth

  3. Wairākei geothermal power station

  4. Geothermal power production

  5. Other uses of geothermal energy

  6. Effects on the environment

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Heat from the earth

Geothermal fields in the Taupō volcanic zone

Geothermal fields in the Taupō volcanic zone

Māori women cooking at Whakarewarewa

Māori women cooking at Whakarewarewa

Taking the waters

Taking the waters

Geothermal heating at Rotorua hospital

Geothermal heating at Rotorua hospital

Wairoa geyser, 1906

Wairoa geyser, 1906 (1st of 2)

Sinter around Wairoa geyser

Sinter around Wairoa geyser (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - Wairākei geothermal power station

Hazards of drilling

Hazards of drilling

Opening Wairākei power station

Opening Wairākei power station

Crater left by the ‘rogue bore’

Crater left by the ‘rogue bore’

Roadside Stories: Geothermal power at Wairākei

Roadside Stories: Geothermal power at Wairākei

From page 3 - Geothermal power production

Ōhākī power station

Ōhākī power station

Bore discharging wet steam

Bore discharging wet steam

Geothermal electricity production in New Zealand, 2001

Geothermal electricity production in New Zealand, 2001

Source of electricity generation, 2002

Source of electricity generation, 2002

From page 4 - Other uses of geothermal energy

Geothermal steam pipes

Geothermal steam pipes

Geothermal prawn farming

Geothermal prawn farming

Greenhouse orchids

Greenhouse orchids

From page 5 - Effects on the environment

Geyser Valley in 1908

Geyser Valley in 1908

Geyser Valley, 1950s

Geyser Valley, 1950s

Subsidence around Wairākei geothermal field

Subsidence around Wairākei geothermal field

Arsenic in the Waikato River

Arsenic in the Waikato River

Champagne Pool

Champagne Pool

In case of poisoning

In case of poisoning

How to cite this page:

Carol Stewart, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/geothermal-energy/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

Story by Carol Stewart, published 12 Jun 2006

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