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Kōrero: Hydroelectricity

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Hydroelectricity development

Hydro generation, 1924–2007

Hydro generation, 1924–2007

Hydroelectric stations, South Island

Hydroelectric stations, South Island

Hydroelectric stations, North Island

Hydroelectric stations, North Island

Hydro-generation machinery

Hydro-generation machinery

Electric kettle

Electric kettle

Dunedin’s electricity

Dunedin’s electricity

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Hydro, 19th and early 20th centuries

Pātea power

Taranaki electricity

Taranaki electricity

Lake Coleridge power station

Lake Coleridge power station

Switchboard room, Mangahao, 1925

Switchboard room, Mangahao, 1925

Mangahao power station

Mangahao power station

Kaitawa powerhouse

Kaitawa powerhouse

Commissioning day

Commissioning day

Mai i te whārangi 3 - National hydro system

Mighty Waikato

Roxburgh night work

Roxburgh night work (1 o 3)

Hydro town

Hydro town (2 o 3)

Water play

Water play (3 o 3)

Feeding the grid

Feeding the grid

Waitaki power stations

Waitaki power stations

Tongariro scheme

Tongariro scheme (1 o 3)

Italian tunnellers

Italian tunnellers (2 o 3)

Tokaanu power station

Tokaanu power station (3 o 3)

Roadside Stories: Lake Karāpiro

Roadside Stories: Lake Karāpiro

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Hydro and the environment

Tunneling at Manapōuri

Tunneling at Manapōuri

Manapōuri protest

Manapōuri protest

Lake Hāwea dam

Lake Hāwea dam

Clyde dam

Benmore rebuilt

Benmore rebuilt

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Hydro, 21st century

Hydro power

Waitaki opposition

Waitaki opposition

Hydro tunnel

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

John E. Martin, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/hydroelectricity/media (accessed 30 June 2022)

He kōrero nā John E. Martin, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010