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Wind farms in New Zealand

New Zealand’s 11 wind farms have an installed capacity of 497.3 megawatts and generate over 3% of our electricity. Find out where they are on our wind farm map.

Media Centre

Welcome to NZWEA’s Media Centre, where you’ll find the latest news in the New Zealand wind industry, including our media releases, newsletters and media contacts.

Latest releases

New Standard a robust solution for wind farm noise

Monday, 1 March 2010

1 March 2010 The New Zealand Wind Energy Association today welcomes the release of the new Acoustics – Wind farm noise Standard (NZS 6808:2010), saying it will ensure people who...

Global wind power boom continues despite economic woes

Thursday, 11 February 2010

12 February 2010 Record NZ wind energy installations – China doubles installed capacity for fifth year running – Global markets up 31% The world's wind power capacity grew by 31%...

Record wind generation reflects growing wind energy capacity

Friday, 8 January 2010

8 January 2010 "Record wind generation from July to September 2009 reflects successful progress with new wind farms and highlights wind energy's valuable contribution to New Zealand's electricity system," says...

Wind energy basics

Wind energy basics is a short introduction to wind energy and the New Zealand wind industry. It includes information about wind farms in New Zealand and answers frequently asked questions.

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