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New Zealand has 11 operating wind farms, one of which is being expanded. One other wind farm is under construction. These wind farms currently have a combined installed capacity of 497.3 megawatts and supply about 3% of New Zealand’s annual electricity generation.

When construction of Te Rere Hau and Te Uku wind farms is complete, total installed capacity will rise to 577.7 megawatts.

Wind farmOperatorRegionWind farm capacity (MW)TurbinesDate commissionedTurbine capacity (MW)
Brooklyn Meridian Wellington 0.225 1 1993 0.225
Gebbies Pass Windflow Canterbury 0.5 1 2003 0.5
Hau Nui Genesis Wairarapa Total: 8.7 15  
Stage 2: 4.8 8 2004 0.6
Stage 1: 3.9 7 1996 0.55
Southbridge Energy3 Canterbury 0.1 1 2005 0.1
Tararua TrustPower Manawatu Total: 161  134
Stage 3: 93.0 31 2007 3.0
      Stage 2: 36.3 55 2004 0.66
Stage 1: 31.7 48 1999 0.66
Te Apiti Meridian Manawatu 90.8 55 2004 1.65
Te Rere Hau NZ Windfarms Manawatu Operating: 32.5 65 2006, 2008-09 0.5
Under construction: 16 32 2010
White Hill Meridian Southland 58.0 29 2007 2.0
West Wind Meridian Wellington 142.6 62 2009 2.3
Horseshoe Bend Pioneer Generation Central Otago  2.25 3 2009 0.75
Weld Cone Energy3 Marlborough 0.75 3 2010 0.25
Te Uku Meridian Energy Waikato Under construction: 64.4 28 2011 2.3
Total operating 497.3 369
Total 577.7 429

Other wind farms constructed by NZ companies
Ross Island Meridian Antarctica 0.99 3 2010 0.33