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Tararua wind farm

Tararua wind farm

Wairarapa’s northern boundary is signalled by the Tararua wind farm, stretching more than 5 kilometres along the Tararua Range ridge line. It is the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere.

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Photograph by Shirley Williams

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Ben Schrader. 'Wairarapa region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/wairarapa-region/1/2