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The name may be a mouthful but these cookies are absolutely amazing. We were having friends over for dinner and the kids and I decided it would be fun to bake cookies for dessert. I was going to use regular chocolate chips but realized that we were out so I grabbed the white chocolate and semi sweet chocolate swirl chips. We decided to add coconut and pecans to the cookie mix as well. I also wanted to add some whole wheat flour instead of using all white flour. They turned out so delicious - they were a HUGE hit with everyone. I've been trying not to eat many sweets lately but I had to sneak a bite of these beauties...they might be my new favorite cookie

Europeans and waterfalls

From the beginning of European settlement, waterfalls were known mainly as places of beauty. But a few were used to power flax mills or, as with Whakatāne’s Wairere Falls, flour mills.

Hydroelectricity

At the end of the 19th century the potential for hydroelectricity was apparent. Because waterfalls already had a natural drop, power could be harnessed simply by diverting the flow, without the need for building a dam.

In 1901 New Zealand’s fourth power station was opened at Ōkere Falls, to provide electricity to the tourist centre of Rotorua. Three years later the government systematically investigated waterfalls, mostly in the North Island, for possible hydroelectric schemes. In the end, few were used, apart from the striking Omiru Falls on the Wairua River. In 2006 a dozen falls remained on a list of potential hydroelectric schemes drawn up for the Electricity Commission.

What we think:

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