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Village of the dammed Karāpiro is watching one of the biggest hydro upgrades the Waikato River has seen – and The News has been given a tour to see how work to improve its energy generation is progressing. For lake users the $75 million project means the loss of the use of the road over the dam for some time – for the country, it means Karāpiro will generate enough extra electricity to power 19,000 homes. Mercury New Zealand staff are lauding Karāpiro, built in the 1940s, as being a remarkable piece of engineering. Mary Anne Gill and Benjamin Wilson bring you the story and pictures on pages 10 and 11.
Above: An aerial view of the spill from the Karāpiro Dam going into the Waikato River. Inset: Standing in front of the dam bridge and road are Matt Kedian (left), Mercury New Zealand head of operations, Generation and Andrew Rye, Mercury New Zealand regional manager north.
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