Mercury's Tararua wind farm was offline for hours after a turbine caught fire

📅 January 18, 2026 09:19 AM ⏱️ 1 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 18, 2026

Summary: A Mercury spokesperson said half of the wind farm was taken offline while the affected turbine was removed from service.

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Half of Mercury's Tararua wind farm in Palmerston North was taken offline for hours on Sunday evening after a wind turbine caught fire.

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