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Central North Island hydro stations and timber and paper mills

 

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The importance of both power stations and timber and paper mills to the Bay of Plenty and Volcanic Plateau is apparent in this map.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Regional economies – Regional economies, 1920 to 1960, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/25229/central-north-island-hydro-stations-and-timber-and-paper-mills (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 6 April 2010.