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Kōrero: Wairarapa region

Tararua wind farm

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Tararua wind farm

Wairarapa’s northern boundary is signalled by the Tararua wind farm, which stretches for more than 5 kilometres along the Tararua Range ridgeline. When it was built, it was the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere.

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by Shirley Williams

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Ben Schrader, Wairarapa region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12054/tararua-wind-farm (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.