Ranfurly population boost from fast-tracked power project

Ranfurly population boost from fast-tracked power project
Gavin Evans
Ranfurly – permanent population 660-odd – is to gain about 50 temporary residents next year when Transpower starts work on a fast-tracked transmission upgrade in the area.The Maniototo Golf Club may also pick up some additional players as a prefab construction village for the project is planned on land the club owns next to its course.Speed is of necessity for the electricity lines project, consents for which are being fast-tracked through the Environmental Protection Authority as part of the previous government’s covid-19 res...

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