The now abandoned control room for the Rangipō Power Station, near Tūrangi. The station is now controlled remotely by Genesis Energy's Tokaanu Power Station. A tunnel through Mount Tihia takes water from Rotoaira to the 240 MW Tokaanu Power Station, the 200m drop ensuring it hits the station’s four turbines with force. “We have a number of different iwi and hapū around the power scheme, which is geographically quite widespread, so we cover different territories. “If the plates fall down, then it takes a while to get them back up and running, but it’s not that easy.”Genesis Energy's Tokaanu Power Scheme.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 17, 2026 08:31 UTC