Fletcher Construction Co Ltd: King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB] Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo
Level
Accession/Series
Description
The Kurutau project was built for the King Country Electric Power Board and was located two miles upstream from Lake Taupo. The series includes the construction of the damn and the powerhouse.
Related Series:
Arrowhead Autumn 1961 & Winter 1962
Related Series:
Arrowhead Autumn 1961 & Winter 1962
Date range
1961-1962
Format
Registration number
P9241
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Items
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 The Kurutau River Gorge, two miles up stream from Lake Taupo; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6786/0fbe1b7cc370d0172b81dcc6a8f4a648e831dfd6.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 The Kurutau River power house under construction; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6787/c564e49bda0ce80326a5f491e24665f7df66cf6a.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1962 general view of lake forming water in the canal and power-house under trial; 1962; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6788/8d2746f467068338935bb3325207df6bef57ef65.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1962 surge chamber and penstocks; 1962; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6789/a109db63af60ecc6b078f446fb143f5645979026.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1962 control gate structure to canal; 1962; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6790/7bef64aab8bc3ea8b82aaed05d75f6431b5ec359.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1962 installing electrical equipment in the power station; 1962; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6791/283b2532f0e26f386adf7e36721bb7c704439eec.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Views of Kurutau River Gorge; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6792/5e3653d7acd04e5de7be37919bce6379ee90186d.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 surge chamber and penstocks; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6793/b79a946586f576d64c351853e0a75eaff020d068.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1962 Aerial view of Kurutau river hydro-scheme; 1962; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6794/88fed46eb2daa90b3102ca241b4a8cb9bcd30835.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 power scheme - gorge; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6795/0c6793fddcd4193ef10ebbb0626695692302ba9a.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6796/8a6d5536750e056d12b892fb8c2395b916ecca3f.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961; Photograph](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/6797/b34ab4aba067405a0b45472f1c20f59a87f2f15d.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction - aerial view of camp and site; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20951/a0dd95ee9eeb5c7db5e4936a9ca58473c0c983bb.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20952/17e9928727ca7914989668c12255440d69d66be9.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20953/c75ee0414e70fc6ce569a965d6b81210c0e1e4ea.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20954/b8492a6e45a52204541243c188a081c300f041ca.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20955/82170778b644ed1269b8cc2269a410d0bc6e0b75.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20956/18d35734855b3e97c4568f7cab22923fe58a643f.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20957/1f428590f1ec14da2a8c0314e7bd4ff7d591655d.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20958/83a4befb42be751935579d51c127d401249a5131.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20959/430b1acb5b5a0c23909a72fbf83b8fb2c149abb1.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20960/f7a0a2c88988986b593e141d13ec59627d90b30e.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20961/0cbdcb119c4a81bf70d8d41fbd7e8e8c16edad39.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20962/d6c6b20322005165bccd4a67a09898b61b3fbceb.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20963/bd5b80680912ee765fd72c923d2a12a38f8f3309.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20964/e6ba89a2b42539dd015883295b63f8f754d396e0.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20965/1e1fa5b2861bcdffcb177718451eb6cab67636df.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20966/63bb5a00bfd56a43d2ea7b1209d324668b3bf2f7.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20967/be92d11a594ff6e4e99fcc27f87cf59aa2f32cc8.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20968/a86655c254a0372ed348d241443386e4e5e6c1c0.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20969/4de34f57500222e636eaaf79b603409336301301.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20970/c8604a306f67a75aa56d7cdc1a1acad0b57b7735.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20971/b7adef1a01a55d12a6ce1955b21ca374cf868f16.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction - the gorge; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20972/34753577dbecb9cf59a0bac00cc33bc41c0dc612.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction - the gorge; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20973/77650476e8d8ec0c7ae1ad8995f8071d697ae899.jpg)
![Fletcher Construction Co Ltd - King Country Electric Power Board [KCEPB], Kurutau River Hydro-Electric Project, Taupo: 1961 Power Station under construction - the gorge; 1961](https://collection.fletcherarchives.co.nz/records/images/medium/20974/a79e4c1e6284d3f433a5b2c597933842fdb33e7d.jpg)
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