The largest wind turbines ever erected in New Zealand are beginning to appear on the South Taranaki landscape between Waverley and Pātea. The Waipipi Wind Farm covers 700 hectares of coastal farmland and while it's being welcomed by some, others are having to begrudgingly accept its existence. The project is unusual for a New Zealand wind farm in that it is being built on flat coastal land. READ MORE:* Waipipi Wind Farm taking shape in Waverley* Second wind farm shipment arrives at Port Taranaki* Iwi wants wind farm turbines kept away from cultural sites on river* Waverley wind farm decision likely to be early in 2017* South Taranaki windfarm proposal generates flood of submissionsThe site of a former ironsands mine, project manager Stewart Reid, explained that has meant paying extra attention to the towers' foundations. Nixon accepts wind farm developments are polarising and while some people love the look of them others won't go near them.

Source: Stuff July 30, 2020 22:41 UTC