dam Archive

  • Metiria Turei

    The writing’s on the dam wall



    With consents granted to the Arnold hydro scheme (45MW), and now a new proposal for a dam on coal-mining land on the Stockton plateau (25MW), the primary rationale for Meridian’s Mokihinui Hydro Proposal (MHP) has been removed. Meridian’s proposed MHP cites these benefits: The Mokihinui Hydro Proposal would: produce between 310 and 360 gigawatt [...] read more
    December 1, 2008 3:22 pm - 58 Comments
  • frog

    It’s a WRAP



    The Greens have been working with environmental groups on a campaign to save the wild and special Mokihinui River from an inappropriate monster hydro dam. The plight of my eely cousins has compelled frog to also step back and think about our insatiable thirst for energy and its increasing pressure on the environment: not just [...] read more
    September 3, 2008 5:33 pm - 10 Comments
  • frog

    The Latest from the Mokihinui River



    The folks at Forest and Bird have put together a lovely video of a rafting trip down the Mokihinui River. I commend them and their efforts to save the Mokihinui from destruction. Should we damn the river and its environs by building a dam? Is building hydro power a reversible decision? I think everyone knows my [...] read more
    May 16, 2008 4:40 pm - 27 Comments