Plate 62 : Hydro Construction : Construction Work On The Waikato River At Aratiatia Rapids.  In The Background Steam Rises From The Geothermal Bores At Wairakei.

Whakamaru Lake, On The Waikato River, Is Not Really A Lake At All, But A Reach Of The River, Interrupted By A Hydro Dam.  The Name Means ‘To Shade Or Shelter’.