$300 million wind farm for Waverley

New Zealand
28 Apr 2007

$300 million wind farm for Waverley

A $300 million wind farm is planned for the coastline near Waverley, and providing resource consents are successful, work will start erecting up to 45 turbines in August next year. Allco Wind Energy NZ (AWE) has been investigating an area at the northern end of the former Waipipi ironsands site. The number of turbines being considered for ... Complete story »

Govt tells Meridian it will not intervene

Govt tells Meridian it will not intervene

A last-ditch effort by Meridian Energy to stop the Central Otago District Council (CODC) hearing an application for the Project Hayes wind farm has been scuttled, documents obtained by the Otago Daily Times reveal. In a written appeal to Environment Minister David Benson-Pope to intervene, Meridian Energy chief executive Dr Keith Turner accused the CODC of ... Complete story »

Environment Court declines wind farm application

New Zealand
17 Apr 2007

Environment Court declines wind farm application

In an Environment Court decision released yesterday, an application by Unison Networks to establish a 37 turbine wind farm in the vicinity of the Te Waka Range has been declined. Hastings District Council granted the application to Unison after a month of hearings in May 2006. The application was in addition to the 90 turbine wind ... Complete story »

Blow for Meridian wind farm project

New Zealand
10 Apr 2007

Blow for Meridian wind farm project

The huge Project Hayes wind farm would be visible from many parts of Central Otago and should be turned down, a major planning report says. The report was released yesterday by the Central Otago District Council, which received 1062 submissions on Meridian Energy's plan to build New Zealand's biggest wind farm on the Lammermoor Range. Just ... Complete story »

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New Zealand
10 Apr 2007

Axe $2b wind farm, says planner

A proposal to build a $2 billion wind farm on a South Island range should be rejected, a report to the Central Otago District Council recommends. In a report released yesterday, council-contracted planner David Whitney said the negative impacts locally of Meridian Energy's 176-turbine project outweighed the national benefits, and he recommended it should not ... Complete story »

Planning crucial, council informed

New Zealand
07 Apr 2007

Planning crucial, council informed

A recent report to the Tararua District council has highlighted the need for wind farms to be included in planning. "Unless we consider the integration of wind farms into our Tararua landscape and make decisions about whether, where and how we may accommodate them, we may well get a lower tolerance level for wind farms ... Complete story »

Public may say no to wind farms

New Zealand
07 Apr 2007

Public may say no to wind farms

Where do you want wind farms to go? How many do you want in Manawatu? Residents may soon be able to answer those questions and have their demands backed up by legislation. Horizons Regional Council has decided it's time for local authorities to catch up with the times and get some clear rules on wind farms ... Complete story »