Waihopai Valley
Waihopai Valley is an area near Blenheim in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. The Waihopai River drains the area.
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Waihopai Valley
The Waihopai Valley branches off the Wairau Valley.
The Government Communications Security Bureau operates what it describes as a satellite communications monitoring facility in the Waihopai Valley, which it calls GCSB Waihopai. It has been identified as being a part of ECHELON, the worldwide network of signals interception facilities run by the UKUSA consortium of intelligence agencies.
The lower Waihopai, as it runs into the Wairau Valley, has a number of vineyards, including one named Spy Valley. From 1925 to 1927 small hydroelectric power station was built in the valley.[1] It is now operated by TrustPower.
References
- "IPENZ Engineering Heritage - Waihopai Dam". IPENZ. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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