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Promoting wind farms

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Promoting wind farms

The Tararua District Council was quick to promote the tourist potential of the two wind farms in its region. These brochures feature the Tararua and Te Āpiti wind turbines.

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Source: Tararua District Council

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Veronika Meduna, Wind and solar power – Wind energy in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4924/promoting-wind-farms (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Veronika Meduna, published 2 March 2009.