GSNZ Taranaki branch field trip
Todd Energy Kapuni Tour
A guided tour of the gas drill site and solar farm.
Meeting for lunch at the Kaponga Hotel, (49 Egmont Street, Kaponga) at 12 noon prior to moving on to the site itself. If you do not wish to have lunch please meet at the Kaponga Hotel at 1pm.
Safety requirements
Please wear covered shoes. Taranaki Geological Society will provide hi-viz vests and Todd Energy will provide helmets but if you have your own vest or helmet please bring them/it along.
Kapuni Gas Field
The Kapuni field is located in the shadow of Mount Taranaki, near the small Kaponga township, some 65 km south of New Plymouth, and 10km west of Eltham.
Kapuni is the oldest producing natural gas-condensate field in New Zealand and this mature onshore field is surpassed in original size only by the offshore Maui field.