Around Taranaki and Whanganui districts from the air

Moving sand for concrete foundations at Waverley wind farm. Photos / Paul Brooks

The wind farm under construction just out of Waverley is busy with workers and machinery preparing the ground for the huge turbines we will probably call windmills.

The pictures on this page were taken during a flight over Taranaki and parts of the Whanganui District.

Midweek would like to thank Mike Punch, Wanganui Aero Club Captain, for the flight and the opportunity to take these aerial shots.

Concrete base ready and waiting.

Hiruharama from the air.

Where the road vanished in a slip on the Parapara Highway.

The cycle bridge at Upokongaro, finally in place across the Whanganui River.

Pilot Mike Punch. Many thanks to you and Wanganui Aero Club.