Story: Marlborough places

Waihopai: satellite station and vineyards (1st of 3)

Waihopai: satellite station and vineyards

The government’s satellite tracking station in the Waihopai valley, established in 1989, was increasingly surrounded by vineyards.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Marlborough places - Upper Wairau', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/31861/waihopai-satellite-station-and-vineyards (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 18 Jun 2015