Hawke's Bay Wind Farm

The Hawkes Bay Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm for construction in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand.

Hawke's Bay Wind Farm
CountryNew Zealand
LocationHawkes Bay
Coordinates39°11′2″S 176°41′35″E
StatusConsented
Owner(s)Meridian Energy Limited

In 2005 two consents were issued in the Maungaharuru area, one for the private company Hawkes Bay Wind Farm Ltd [1] and the other by Unison Networks Limited. [2]

Appeals against the wind farms were overcome at the Environment Court in October 2006 and at the High Court in May 2007.[3]

A second stage of the Unison Wind Farm Te Waka/Titiokura Wind Farm [4] involving an additional 37 wind turbines was ruled against by the Environment Court [5]

The two consents were purchased by Meridian Energy in 2010 and 2011 respectively and were combined as one site, these consents were extended to 2023. [6] In August 2019 Meridian sought interest from potential contractors for the wind farm's construction.[7]

Construction would be expected to begin in 2020.

Location

The wind farm will be located on the Maungaharuru Range near the Titiokura Summit, about 34 km North-west of Napier Airport.[1] The altitude of the range is approximately 1300 metres.

See also

References
  1. "Fact sheet: August 2007" (PDF). Hawkes bay wind farm ltd. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  2. "Wind farm first approved 14 years ago may finally get underway". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. "Environment Court says yes to Te Pohue turbines". 2006-07-19. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. "Titiokura/Te Waka Wind Farm" (PDF). Unison. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  5. Dr Pita Sharples (2007-04-19). "Hawkes bay wind farm decision "Feeds the soul"". Scoup. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  6. "Wind farm first approved 14 years ago may finally get underway". Stuff. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  7. Marty Sharpe (5 August 2019). "Wind farm first approved 14 years ago may finally get underway". Stuff. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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