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  "path": "/2026/04/after_20_years_a_hydro_dam_gets_consented.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T03:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The Government announced: A fast-tracked renewable energy project on the West Coast will strengthen regional electricity supply and improve resilience, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones say. In August 2025, Westpower Limited lodged a substantive application to build and operate a 23MW hydro scheme in the Waitaha Valley, about 38km south […]\n\nThe post After 20 years, a hydro dam gets consented first appeared on Kiwiblog.",
  "title": "After 20 years, a hydro dam gets consented"
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