Cows and Te Uku Wind Farm

Raglan, which was in our travels recently we stopped after an hour or so of driving to get out and stretch our legs. This farm along the main road into the town had some curious cows out the front near the fence. This one came up to us and had a good look at the car and what we were doing.

Behind the farm on the horizon in the distance was this wind farm in Te Uku. Consisting of 28 turbines it was built in March 2008 costing $200 million NZD and covering 200 hectares. It's owned by Meridian Energy and WEL Networks. It's controlled from our capital Wellington and was officially opened by the Prime Minister in 2011.

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Comments

Fun60 said…

It seems wind farms are becoming a feature on many landscapes.

26 September 2017 at 07:41

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…

An interesting (and lovely) place for a break on a roadtrip! Some of my best pictures on our travels are from short stops like this one.

26 September 2017 at 08:55

Carol @Comfort Spring Station said…

I like your companion during the stop. A furry face and a wind farm beats lots of obnoxious places I've stopped in.

26 September 2017 at 09:20

William Kendall said…

Count on cows to be curious!

26 September 2017 at 10:45

Rhonda Albom said…

Cows are quite curious so they will do that sort of thing. It sort of amazes me at the cost of the turbine farm.

26 September 2017 at 16:48

carol l mck said…

Great shot of the cow and lovely pastoral setting ~ thanks, ^_^

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27 September 2017 at 09:55

UplayOnline said…

It seems wind farms are becoming a feature on many landscapes.

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