Talk:Tongariro National Park

Map
The map does not actually show the park's location. GrahamBould 09:22, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Will put the map up for improvement. -HuBmaN!!!! 16:23, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Coverage of Tongariro Power scheme in this article
@Gertrude206. I have noted the section in this Tongariro National Park article that covers the Tongariro Power Scheme. I seek your opinion because of your extensive work on the article about the power scheme. My initial reaction is that this section should be removed entirely, because the power scheme is almost entirely built on land/rivers that are outside the boundary of the National Park. It is not a feature of the park, and appears to have limited effect on the park. Given that there is already a separate article about the power scheme, and that it is not within the park, I can't see any justification for including a section (although it could possibly be included in the "See also" section).

Referring to a rather old Tongariro National Park map in my possession (dated 1985 !), it seems that the only significant part of the Tongariro Power Scheme that lies within the boundaries of the National Park is the Tokaanu intake tunnel that runs underground roughly parallel and north of the saddle road between Lake Rotoaira and Tokaanu. The map indicates that the intake structure at Lake Rotoaira is apparently outside the boundary of the park, with only the tunnel itself lying beneath land within the National Park. Should we remove this section entirely ? What do you think ? Marshelec (talk) 07:12, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Marshelec I thought this section on the TPS was too detailed and am inclined to agree with you that the section should be deleted entirely. There could be a section in the Park article on the rivers saying that significant rivers like the Whanganui and Whangaehu rise in the Park. That would be the place to also note that a number of rivers rising in the Park contribute to the TPS even though the intake structures lie outside it. I can make a list of the rivers. --Gertrude206 (talk) 08:40, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Looking at the Gazetteer you are right that the Tokaanu tunnel intake is outside the Park but most of the tunnel is in the Park. Perhaps that could be covered in a section of the article about this northern/separate bit of the Park, Pihanga and Lake Rotopounamu.--Gertrude206 (talk) 08:55, 2 January 2024 (UTC)