Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay
Whirinaki is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. It lies close to the junction of State Highways 2 and 5, and is most notable as the location of Pan Pac Mill, one of Hawke's Bay's largest industrial plants.
The diesel powered Whirinaki Power Station was opened at Whirinaki in 2004. Designed to be a standby power station, it has a total capacity of 155MW. The power station is owned and operated by Contact Energy.
