Wind (onshore) incidents recorded in New Zealand, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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A wind turbine at Mercury's Tararua wind farm near Palmerston North caught fire on a Sunday evening. A member of the public alerted emergency services, who responded around 5pm with fire crews from Ashhurst and Palmerston North. The fire was contained to the...
A wind turbine at Tararua Wind Farm 3 on the Tararua Range caught fire on a Wednesday afternoon in October 2021. The fire was visible from Palmerston North and Feilding. Owner Mercury was alerted by on-site contractor and operator Vestas, who said nobody was...
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