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Alerts and Events: New Zealand
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Source: Ruahines Rescue
Ruahines threatened: Stop the destruction!
RIGHT NOW, plans are underway that will devastate and permanently change the Ruahines ranges, including the Waitahora, Puketoi, and Tararua ranges. These plans will ravage the exceptional beauty of these untouched mountains, so much so that the blow to this pristine wilderness and loss of habitat for many native species of birds and animals will alter these peaks forever. What are these plans? Wind power. Wind power, which, on first glance, seems innocuous enough. But, as we speak, major changes . . .