Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay

Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay

Whirinaki is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It lies close to the junction of State Highways 2 and 5, and is best known for one of Hawke's Bay's biggest industrial plants, a combined sawmill and TMP pulp mill.

Whirinaki Power Station

The diesel powered Whirinaki Power Station was opened in 2004. Designed to be a standby power station, it has a total capacity of 155MW. The power station is operated by Contact Energy but it is state owned. [cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425823/428631|title=Whirinaki power station opened|date=2004-06-01|publisher=|AccessDate=2008-09-26]

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