About the project

The area around Eketahuna is known to be windy, and Project Mt Munro has been chosen by Meridian because of its strong, consistent wind speeds, making it ideal for electricity generation.

Mt Munro project

Mt Munro Open Days

Further open days will be held at the Mt Munro Information Centre in the Herbert Building, 32 Main St Eketahuna on:

Thursday, 1 March 10am – 7pm

Friday, 2 March 10am – 7pm

Saturday, 3 March 9am – 1pm.

Latest developments

In July 2011 we began discussing the wind farm proposal with neighbours living next to the site.

In October 2011 an information centre was set up in Eketahuna to enable the wider community to learn more about the proposal.

Resource consents were lodged with the four councils in January 2012 and notified in early February 2012. Submissions close on 6 March 2012.

Supporting the local community

If we gain consent to build Project Mt Munro, we intend to set up a fund to support local projects in the communities near the wind farm.

Find out more about our community funds » 

Where possible, we’ll use local contractors to help develop the wind farm, and we’ll need up to four full-time staff to operate and manage the wind farm once it’s operational.