The World Rowing Championships of 2010 are being held on our beautiful Lake Karapiro, starting on 31st October and finishing on 7th November. These are just a handful of photos I took several weeks ago to show the work that is going into this venue. Cambridge is the closest town to Karapiro and has been anticipating this event for some time. Lake Karapiro was formed mid-20th century when the Karapiro Hydro Power Station was built across the Waikato River. My mother lived on a property along the top of the old river and told us how
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The administration centre
The new Administration Centre with the Control Tower on the right in background.
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Looking across the lake
This photo was taken with a telephoto lens from the north side of the lake at...
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The temporary grandstand
The scaffolding around the temporary grandstand is quite spectacular at this...
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Maungatautari from across the lake
Maungatautari Mountain stands majestically overlooking the lake. This...
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Another view
This is almost the same as the previous photo but on a slightly different angle.
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