Corson, Jill2013-07-032013-07-031980https://hdl.handle.net/10182/5516Accompanying map has been scanned separately.The history of electricity in New Zealand is less than a century old, starting in 1885 with a small hydrostation on the Shotover River near Queenstown. In these initial years, electric power was generated by private enterprize and local bodies. However, it quickly became apparent that the country's power resources should be developed by the government for New Zealand as a whole and the first state scheme began operation in 1915 at Lake Coleridge.enhttps://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/pages/rightslandscapeplanningaccess roadstransmission linesdesignvaluesDissertationDigital thesis can be viewed by current staff and students of Lincoln University only. If you are the author of this item, please contact us if you wish to discuss making the full text publicly available.ANZSRC::120107 Landscape ArchitectureANZSRC::1203 Design Practice and ManagementQ112846482