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Braden Fastier/Stuff West Coast-Tasman MP Damien OConnor, left, tours the Matiri hydro scheme powerhouse with Pioneer Energy chief executive Fraser Jonker which included a look at the 4.8MW Francis turbine. West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O’Connor, who officiated at Fridays opening, described the Matiri scheme as an example of an outcome “we need across the world – thats renewable energy”. A run-of-the-river scheme, such as Matiri, was “about as good as it gets”. “Yes, there may be...