[Geoff Keey]

In a report released yesterday by MED two rivers in the Tararuas were identified as having a ‘medium to high’ likelihood of gaining hydroelectric schemes within the next 20 years. These are:

23m dam in the Waiohine River upstream of Devil’s Creek
Diversion of the Waingawa where it emerges from its gorge in the Tararuas

A range of other proposals have been suggested including the Mohaka and a range of SI rivers. Un-assessed proposals include the Te Naihi River (tributary of the Waiatoto) Waiho and Tartare Rivers (Westland National Park) and so on.

The report is at: http://www.med.govt.nz/ers/environment/water-bodies/index.html

[Andrew]

So does explain the big Contact spend on advertising at the moment? Softening up the great unwashed for more hydro schemes.

[bugger the dams]

bugger the dams, nuclear power or coal is a much better alternative. You’d have to be a fool not think to think Contact is priming people for more hydro or power price increases. Fortunately the Motu was spared many years ago – take a trip up the river and see what beauty there is today and has always been.

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