Tunnel ‘holed through’
SPA New Plymouth d The last of the tunnels ni connected with the Tongariro ; power development. the •J Waihohonu tunnel, part of iwthe Rangipo scheme, was ; 'holed through” on Friday. S It was still expected to be ji early 1983 before the dam g power house and the lining of : the 927 m tunnel are com-
pleted. but the whole Rangipo scheme was running to schedule, engineers said yesterday. For most of the men working on the tunnel, the job will be their last, as the Rangipo scheme - will complete the Tongariro power development and there are no more hydro schemes to which they can move.
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Press, 23 November 1981, Page 13
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