Whirinaki
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Whirinaki may refer to:
- Whirinaki, NorthlandWhirinaki, NorthlandWhirinaki is a locality in the south Hokianga, in Northland, New Zealand. The name means "to lean against a support". Highway 12 runs through it. Opononi lies to the south west, and Rawene lies to the north east....
- Whirinaki, Hawke's BayWhirinaki, Hawke's BayWhirinaki is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It lies close to the junction of State Highways 2 and 5, and is most notable as the location of Pan Pac Mill, one of Hawke's Bay's largest industrial plants.- Whirinaki Power Station :The...
- Whirinaki Forest ParkWhirinaki Forest ParkWhirinaki Forest Park is a publicly accessible forest park in the North Island of New Zealand. The park is centered around the town of Minginui and part of the eastern boundary flanks the Urewera National Park....
- Whirinaki Power StationWhirinaki Power StationThe Whirinaki Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine power station at Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.-Background:Following national power shortages in 2001 and 2003 due to low hydro lake levels, the New Zealand government commissioned Contact Energy to build reserve generation on the...