Bill BennettNZ Herald·9 Sep, 2026 04:59 PM6 mins to readLake Pūkaki is at the heart of NZ’s hydro sector. Dave Maslin is full of admiration for the previous generation that had the foresight to build hydro lakes. Image / NZMEWhen Dave Maslin returned home to New Zealand after 21 years working on energy projects in Asia and Australia he was surprised to see how little the local electricity system had changed in that time.
Maslin, who is director of power and energy for professional services firm WSP, says he
