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A brief history of the Wairākei geothermal power project

This article by Ian A. Thain provides a succinct overview, with photographs, of the construction of the Wairākei power station.
Domestic and commercial heating and bathing, Rotorua area

An illustrated account by Ross Anderson of the present-day uses of geothermal energy in Rotorua.
Geothermal greenhouses at Kawerau

An article by Michael Dunstall and Brian Foster about the use of geothermal energy in cultivating greenhouse crops.
Mighty River Power: lakes and power stations

Details of the Rotokawa and Mōkai geothermal power stations.
The plumbing of steam

This article on the Techhistory site gives a detailed account of the challenges faced by scientists and engineers when designing and building a geothermal power station.

More suggestions and sources

Meduna, Veronika. ‘How renewable is New Zealand?’ New Zealand Geographic 57 (2002): 18–38.
Power from the earth: geothermal development in New Zealand. Wairākei: ECNZ Geothermal Group, 1994.
The Rotorua geothermal field: technical report of the Geothermal Monitoring Programme, 1982–1985. Wellington: Oil and Gas Division, Ministry of Energy, 1985.

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