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Kōrero: Wind and solar power

Wind farm protest, Makara Beach

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Wind farm protest, Makara Beach

In 2004 a proposal to develop a wind farm on Quartz Hill, west of Wellington, met with stiff opposition from the community in the Makara valley.

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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/mi/photograph/4925/wind-farm-protest-makara-beach (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Veronika Meduna, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.