Mercury Energy (then known as Mighty River Power) applied for resource consent for the project in August 2011.

[2] Consent for 53 turbines and a transmission line was granted in June 2012.

[5] In March 2023 that the resource consent had been extended until 2031 and that the allowed turbine blade diameter had been increased.

[6] The proposed site is in the Puketoi Ranges, approximately 40km south of Dannevirke.

[1] The site will be connected to Mercury's existing Turitea Wind Farm with a 220 kV transmission line.