[Find attractions which contain "hydro" in their name or description.]
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Maben Road.
Lake Rotorangi is formed by an 80m high dam on the Patea River and stores water for power generation. The shoreline has been cleared for recreational use. Ramps are provided for boat launching.
There is camping at the south end and a 40 min (1.5km) walk which passes over the dam and through the bush.
Trustpower now owns the 31 Mw(e) hydro power station which is based on a high compacted earth filled dam. constructed in the early 1980s.
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State Highway 45
This comprehensive group of dairy factory buildings and hydro-power installation was part of the highly successful Kaupokonui Cooperative Dairy Co Ltd. The cooperative was founded in 1897.
The factory gained competitive advantage by being powered with a hydro-electric plant.
The complex is a significant reminder of NZ's industrial heritage.
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Turn off State Highway 8, where there is a sign post for the salmon farm.
This scenic route offering expansive views of the McKenzie Coutry owes its existence to the ambitious hydro-electric scheme which harnesses the snow-derived waters of the MacKenzie Country lakes by using large man-made canals. En-route you will see a Salmon farm. Tekapo B power station which discharges into Lake Pukaki is a short distance from the end of the road.
Tuatara Tours offer guided cycle tour on the Tekapo Canal Trail.
Ashley, ( chat2ash4@hotmail.com) comments: Enjoyed salmon farm. Took nice photos of the lovely view. Saw the fish jumping which was very cool.
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Kawhatau Road off Ruahine Road
A historical display may be seen on the site of a hydro power station on the Mangawharariki Stream. The 25kw(e) power scheme was an adjunct to a project to provide Mangaweka with water and sewage. A curved ferro-concrete dam 10 m high was constructed across the Mangawharaiki River. Built in 1911 the enterprise produced electricity until 1937.
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Rapids Road, off Aratiatia Road, off State Highway 5.
The spillway at the Aratitia dam is opened daily at 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 2:00 pm (winter and summer) and also 4:00 pm in summer to recreate these rapids, showing how they were before the hydro scheme harnessed the head.
Heather Johnson (Email: heather@nicaralodge.co.nz)
comments: A real must. We send all our guests there when driving to Taupo.
An amazing demonstration of the power of water.
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AC Baths Avenue, off Spa Road.
A sizeable swimming complex heated by geothermal water is complemented by a stadium, a climbing wall and a fitness suite. If you are passing through Taupo the "AC Baths" are a recommended place for a refreshing swim. For kids there are two hydro slidesand a leisure pool.
The 'AC' in the name refers to the Armed Constabulary who were based in the district for two decades from 1867.
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Hawera
A three hour trip including sledging over a hydro dam.
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McLaren Falls Road
The location is a popular swimming hole. The waterfall is the starting point for kayaking and white-water rafting on the Wairoa River. Rafting is limited to those summer Sundays when water is released. (The river is controlled by a hydro dam)
Dave Cox (echohifi@yahoo.com) comments: this place is the best! If your going to be in Tauranga, or the Mount, you have to check it out!!, you can either swim around the bridge, take a walk up stream or down streem, and have a good look at a major part of what NZ has to offer, it’s a reall gem, honestly, have a good look around, there is something there for every one!
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Mangaroe Road
The first of the State hydro power stations in the North Island, Mangahao,(1924) though small, has an important place in the story of New Zealand's electricity generation system.
There is a canoe slalom course immediately down-stream of the power station.
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67 - 69 Broadway, Reefton
Reefton owes its existence to gold. Initially alluvial gold was the attraction but in 1870 gold bearing quartz reefs were discovered. Reefton was the first town in the Southern Hemisphere to be lit by hydro-electric power with a dam and dynamo organised by a public company. The towns's railway heritage is celebrated with a Fairlie Locomotive sitting in its heart. At the visitor centre, which is well worth visiting, you can get a brochure guiding you on a walk around the town and to where the first electricity generation occurred.
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SH 83
The first of the sequence of hydro dams on the Waitaki River - this one unlike its successors was built with pick, shovel and wheelbarrow.in the depression years from 1928 to1934.
Labour who first came to power in 1935 based its social security scheme on the experiences here of two of its MPs, the Reverend Arnold Nordmeyer and Dr D G McMillan,
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McKenzie Basin and the Waitaki Valley
A comprehensive chain of hydro-electric power stations starting at Lake Tekapo utilises the water resource of the McKenzie Basin.
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Lake Coleridge
Built in 1911-1914, this early hydro-electric power station has an important place in the history of power generation in New Zealand as the first state hydro scheme, the forerunner of many much larger schemes built in the twentieth century. Huge pipes carry water from Lake Coleridge down the 165 metre drop to the historic power station. The Lake Coleridge Basin offers a variety of outdoor activities including horse trekking, jet boating, walking and skiing.
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95 Ilam Rd, Bryndwr
Jellie Park is a large leisure centre with with among other things two indoor 25 metre pools, a 50 metre outdoor pool and a hydroslide.
It is very popular with families in in summer as a place to picnic and be near the water.
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Garnett Ave
Water World is a major aquatic facility with indoor and outdoor pools - 5 in all, as well as hydro slides, dive towers and a café. There are two car parks.
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Waikato River
Aratiatia is the first hydro station and smallest hydro reservoir on the Waikato River.
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Waikato River
See the "Waikato Day Out " pdf for a tour of the Waikato Hydro stations.
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See the "Waikato Day Out " pdf for a tour of the Waikato Hydro stations.
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Waikato River
See the "Waikato Day Out " pdf for a tour of the Waikato Hydro stations.
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Waikato River
See the "Waikato Day Out " pdf for a tour of the Waikato Hydro stations with views of their impressive architecture.
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Waikato River
Karapiro is the last in the chain of hydro power stations on the Waikato River. The lake is a world-class rowing venue. There are picnic areas and swimming spots.
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Waikato River
The 12 square km lake upstream of the Ohakuri power station is a popular camping spot.
The impressive power station building was designed by A C Vallenduuk who was architect with the Power Division of the Ministry of Works. (1961)
See the "Waikato Day Out " pdf for a tour of the Waikato Hydro stations with views of their impressive architecture.
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Waikato River
Waipapa is the smallest power station on the Waikato River.
See the "Waikato Day Out " pdf for a tour of the Waikato Hydro stations with views of their impressive architecture.
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Start of the Waikato River
These gates are the first structure in the chain of dams capturing the hydro energy in the Waikato River.
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Waikato River Road
This excellent rock climbing area is near the hydro dam.
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44 Symonds Street
The curved façade gives elegance to this State built modernist apartment block. Designed in 1942 by Frederick Newman an architect who is best known for his Waikato hydro power stations and believed in a significant role for the government is establishing adequate living conditions for the nation. Construction of the flats was not completed until 1947.
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47 The Mall Cromwell
Cromwell is partly old and mainly new - the new town being the result of hydro power development on the Clutha River. It is the heart of stone fruit country and lies on the main route between Queenstown and Wanaka.
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The earth dam here is New Zealand's second largest. The power station produces 300 GWh a year from two 36 Mw(e) generators. As the Rangitaiki River has high water flow production tends to be 'run-of-river' rather than on the basis of stored water. The station was commissioned in 1967, but damage to the dam in the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake requred subsequent strengthening.
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Trout Pool Road
There is a well-formed bushwalk with scenic lookouts over the Okere River and its spectacular waterfalls. Attractions include four picturesque waterfalls, the site of Rotorua’s first hydro-electric power station, the Tutea Caves and Hinemoa’s Steps.
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Waingaro - Ngarawahia Road
These thermal mineral pools, featuring New Zealand's longest open hot water hydroslide are a popular DayOut from Hamilton.
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Turn off the Arnold Valley Road
From near the power station a loop walk through the bush on the adjacent hill takes in a view of the dam where the water enters the pipeline leading down to the turbines. It is an easy walk with a little bit of climbing taking about 45 minutes. The power station operates on a 'run of river" basis i.e. it has no storage, and has an output of 3 Megawatts.
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17 Parumoana St
This aquatic centre is a Wellington favourite. To entertain the children it has a wave pool, river ride, whirl-pool, hydroslide, water cannon and waterfalls. Otherwise you can soak in a spa, hot up in a steam ra??? |
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DayOut At Lake Tekapo
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