Mokai
Rare geothermal plants are present at Mokai. A 95 megawatt power station is now operating at the Mokai Geothermal System.
Natural features
- Hot springs, mud pools, steaming ground, seepages.
- Weakly sinter-depositing chloride springs.
- A rare mud geyser.
- Prostrate manuka and the fern allies Lycopodium cernuum and Psilotum nudum are present, as well as at least 200 specimens of the rare fern Christella sp. 'thermal'.
Condition
The Mokai field is classified as a Development Geothermal System by Environment Waikato.
There has been stock damage to springs and native plants. A 55 megawatt power station commenced operation in 2000, and a 40 megawatt power station added in 2005.
Find out more about the Mokai Geothermal System and geothermal energy.
