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1472:Arapuni Road
1454:Maraetai Dam
1439:Atiamuri Dam
1427:Tutukau Road
1410:TaupÅ Bypass
1343:NgÄhinapÅuri
1327:Kaiwaka No.2
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1280:Lake Waikare
1270:Lake Kimihia
1260:Lake Ngaroto
1250:Lake Arapuni
1245:Lake Waipapa
1205:Awaroa River
1131:Port Waikato
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1476:Arapuni Dam
1468:Waipapa Dam
1462:Maraetai II
1431:Ohakuri Dam
1419:Ohaaki Road
1399:TaupÅ Gates
1331:Whatamakiri
1319:Namuheiriro
1185:WaipÄ River
1096:NgÄruawÄhia
994:Flows into:
732:Ngatamariki
568:Ngatamariki
254:Hawke's Bay
127:Operational
111: /
99:175°48â²30â³E
87:Coordinates
71:New Zealand
1802:Categories
1689:Rangitaiki
1653:Rangitīkei
1526:(Hamilton)
1464:powerhouse
1458:Maraetai I
1405:Huka Falls
1387:Structures
1373:Huka Falls
1351:Motukakako
1315:Opuawhanga
1265:Lake Waahi
1235:Lake TaupÅ
1145:confluence
997:Tasman Sea
714:Geothermal
699:Huntly 5-6
695:(co-fires)
693:Huntly 1-4
676:(co-fires)
674:Huntly 1-4
363:. Mercury.
320:"Glossary"
292:References
209:Transpower
96:38°25â²11â³S
1767:Whakamaru
1752:Aratiatia
1641:Whanganui
1335:Motutieke
1111:Rangiriri
1071:Cambridge
1061:Mangakino
914:Companies
830:Whakamaru
785:Aratiatia
588:Whakamaru
578:Southdown
533:Aratiatia
225:Mangakino
1787:Karapiro
1772:Maraetai
1762:Atiamuri
1695:Manawatū
1587:(Huntly)
1339:Puehunui
1116:Meremere
1106:Ohinewai
1086:Hamilton
1081:Tamahere
1056:Ätiamuri
1051:Wairakei
904:Meremere
898:Horahora
857:Proposed
805:Maraetai
795:Karapiro
790:Atiamuri
762:Wairakei
747:Rotokawa
573:Rotokawa
553:Maraetai
543:Karapiro
538:Atiamuri
266:Auckland
262:Hamilton
258:Manawatu
166:Turbines
155:Impounds
140:Owner(s)
77:Location
1782:Arapuni
1777:Waipapa
1757:Ohakuri
1739:on the
1677:Waitaki
1659:Mataura
1629:Waikato
1347:Tawanui
1091:Horotiu
1076:Matangi
1066:Arapuni
1041:TÅ«rangi
987:Source:
900:(hydro)
869:Tauhara
825:Waipapa
820:Tokaanu
815:Rangipo
810:Ohakuri
800:Mangaio
780:Arapuni
757:Te Mihi
752:Te Huka
742:Poihipi
650:Waikato
648:in the
597:Related
583:Waipapa
548:Kawerau
528:Arapuni
219:History
67:Country
1647:Taieri
1126:Tuakau
1121:Mercer
1101:Huntly
906:(coal)
848:Te Uku
737:Ohaaki
652:Region
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124:Status
1683:Åreti
1665:Waiau
1518:(SH1)
1046:TaupÅ
722:Mokai
558:Mokai
192:is a
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1460:and
840:Wind
666:Coal
403:ISBN
384:ISBN
260:and
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