Events In History
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30 August 1926Kawarau Falls dam becomes operationalHundreds attended the opening ceremony for a dam above the Kawarau Falls which was to temporarily block the outlet from Lake Wakatipu and hopefully expose gold-bearing rock to prospectors. Read more...
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Main image: Waitaki Dam
Waitaki Dam was both a large hydroelectric project and the incubator for Labour's social security scheme.