THE HUKA FALLS... on the Waikato River between Taupo and Wairakei is one of our valued scenic assets, and visited by scores of tourists from overseas and visitors generally on holiday trips. On account of the construction of several hydro-electricity power stations along the Waikato River from Maraetai to Lake Taupo, fears have been entertainded about the preservation of the falls. Official assurances have been given that every effort will be made to effect a compromise between utilitarian necessity and scenery preservation in order that this tourist asset and the Aratiatia Rapids will not be depreciated either in beauty or value. To what extent this can be made possible is not yet clear.

Taupo Times, Volume I, Issue 44, 12 November 1952, Page 1

THE HUKA FALLS... on the Waikato River between Taupo and Wairakei is one of our valued scenic assets, and visited by scores of tourists from overseas and visitors generally on holiday trips. On account of the construction of several hydro-electricity power stations along the Waikato River from Maraetai to Lake Taupo, fears have been entertainded about the preservation of the falls. Official assurances have been given that every effort will be made to effect a compromise between utilitarian necessity and scenery preservation in order that this tourist asset and the Aratiatia Rapids will not be depreciated either in beauty or value. To what extent this can be made possible is not yet clear.