Story: Geothermal energy All images & media From page 1 – Heat from the earth Geothermal fields in the Taupō volcanic zone Māori women cooking at Whakarewarewa Taking the waters Geothermal heating at Rotorua hospital Wairoa geyser, 1906 (1st of 2) Sinter around Wairoa geyser (2nd of 2) From page 2 – Wairākei geothermal power station Hazards of drilling Opening Wairākei power station Crater left by the ‘rogue bore’ Roadside Stories: Geothermal power at Wairākei From page 3 – Geothermal power production Ōhākī power station Bore discharging wet steam Geothermal electricity production in New Zealand, 2001 Source of electricity generation, 2002 From page 4 – Other uses of geothermal energy Geothermal steam pipes Geothermal prawn farming Greenhouse orchids From page 5 – Effects on the environment Geyser Valley in 1908 Geyser Valley, 1950s Subsidence around Wairākei geothermal field Arsenic in the Waikato River Champagne Pool In case of poisoning
