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    The Tongariro Power Scheme is a 360 MW hydroelectricity scheme in the central North Island of New Zealand. The scheme diverts water from tributaries of...
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  • River The Clutha River Other schemes are standalone developments associated with specific sites. The Tongariro Power Scheme (1,400 GWh) diverts water from...
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    Lake Rotoaira (category Tongariro Volcanic Centre)
    Stream into the Tongariro River. The Tongariro Power Scheme utilises Rotoaira as a storage lake for the Tokaanu Power Station. Extensive engineering works...
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    Tūrangi (redirect from Tongariro School)
    It was built to accommodate the workers associated with the Tongariro hydro-electric power development project and their families. The town was designed...
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    Tongariro National Park (/ˈtɒŋɡərɪroʊ/; Māori: [tɔŋaɾiɾɔ]) is the oldest national park in New Zealand, located in the central North Island. It has been...
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    Whangaehu River (category Tongariro National Park)
    crater lake, water is not diverted from the headwaters for the Tongariro Power Scheme. Instead, it bypasses the Waihianoa Aqueduct via a ford. The river...
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    Huntly Power Station, Tongariro Power Scheme and Waikaremoana Hydro Scheme from ECNZ, and the Hau Nui Wind Farm and the Kourarau Hydro Scheme from Wairarapa...
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    water flows in rivers from which water had been diverted for the Tongariro Power Scheme. Ngāti Rangi have been a partner in the conservation programme Kiwi...
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    Barbara's Day parade. In New Zealand the Moawhango Tunnel on the Tongariro Power Scheme was built by Italian tunnellers and commissioned on 4 December 1979...
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    Tokaanu wharf onwards to Taupo. The Tokaanu Power Station, the largest hydro dam in the Tongariro power scheme, was built in the area in the 1960s. The local...
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