IMPORTANT UPDATE

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Windfarm Proposal is officially lodged.

To view the full documents and reports on this application see the EPA Website.

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This is a project proposing to construct and operate a wind farm on an approximately 560-hectare site and to connect to and supply electricity to the national grid. The wind farm will have an approximate installed capacity of 80 megawatts peak and will comprise up to 18 wind turbines with blade tip heights up to 190 metres high.

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UPDATE: FOR YOUR INFORMATION

The Minister for the Environment (the Minister) has accepted this application for referral. The referral made by the Minister for the Environment states:

The wind farm is proposed to have up to 18 wind turbines.

Documents in this application state 13 turbines.

 

The project includes the construction of infrastructure and supporting structures including internal roads, turbine platforms, foundation and crane pads, underground electrical and fibre optic cables, two wind monitoring masts up to 100 metres high, an energy storage facility, a concrete batching plant and ancillary buildings.

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These are some of the largest wind turbines in New Zealand. These massive industrial structures are proposed to be built within our local Maioro community. Some of these turbines, which are two thirds the size of the sky tower or 40 storeys high, will be located within 500 metres of the nearest house. They will be even closer to the forest canopy.