Most turbines on grass, court told

TrustPower will site more than 80% of the turbines for the Mahinerangi wind farm on exotic pasture land, and has called a rival power company's proposed condition ''nonsense''.At the Environment Court yesterday, the focus returned to the land after a week's hearing on transmission issues, with the appeal against the wind farm by the Upland Landscape Protection Society resuming.Ecologist Dr Ruth Bartlett said only four wind turbines would be planted on land covered with snow ... ... Complete story »