Today, the modern descendant of the old style windmill would be the wind turbine, and these are becoming increasingly common for generating electric power.
One of their advantages is that they can often be situate close to the power demand - an important economic factor.
The largest "music event" to occur in New Zealand was Nambassa in 1979.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million.
Throughout most of New Zealand, the prevailing wind is from the west.
The second largest city in New Zealand is generally regarded as Christchurch, by population, and Auckland in terms of land area. However, see the Sources and Related Links section, below, for what the New Zealand government website has to say!
It is an issue with the farm destruction.
The South Island is the largest island in New Zealand by area.
The largest dam in New Zealand is the Benmore Dam
New Zealand's largest beetle is the Huhu Beetle (Prionoplus reticulans).
The largest "music event" to occur in New Zealand was Nambassa in 1979.
The North Island in New Zealand is the second largest island
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The silver tree fern is New Zealand's largest tree fern.
The largest city in the Southern Island of New Zealand is Christchurch.
Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand.
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Auckland is New Zealand's largest urban area. It has a population of approximately 1.5 million.
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