Aratiatia Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the first hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, and is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) downstream of Lake Taupo. Aratiatia is a largely run-of-the-river station, as it generates electricity from water running between Lake Taupo and Ohakuri Power Station. It does, howe