NORTH ISLAND POWER
WORK BEGUN ON DAM AT WHAKAMARU (P.A. AUCKLAND, Feb. 22. After more than three: years of survey and planning, work has begun on the construction of the Whakamaru dam, a few miles south of the Maraetai power project, which is now estimated to be within two years of completion. „ . . Whakamaru is the fourth of a chain of 10 hydro-electric power stations which are planned for the reach of the Waikato l’iver between Cambridge and Lake Taupo. Arapuni and Karapiro are already in full commission.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 111, 23 February 1950, Page 8
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87NORTH ISLAND POWER Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 111, 23 February 1950, Page 8
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