[2] The application for resource consents described the project as having a total capacity of up to 71.3MW.

[4] A 33,000-volt power line connects the wind farm to Transpower's Wilton substation, where the farm's electricity is injected into both Wellington Electricity's local distribution network and the national grid.

The resource consents were granted in February 2009[6] with conditions, including a limit of 29 turbines and a maximum height of 111 m (364 ft).

Local Ohariu Valley residents who opposed the development lodged an appeal to the Environment Court.

[7] In August 2011, the Environment Court approved the resource consents for the project, subject to a limit of 26 turbines.