Wairoa River (Bay of Plenty) Wairoa River (Bay of Plenty) The Wairoa River runs north into Tauranga Harbour at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. In the mid-1970s the Tauranga Joint Generation Committee proposed a hydroelectric power scheme for the Wairoa River. The newly formed Kaimai Canoe Club (established by Barry Anderson, Bill Ross, Kerry Smith and Peter Entwistle) opposed the scheme at the water rights headings, this was on the grounds that it would destroy fishing, sport and recreation for existing and future generations. A compromise was arrived at by allowing the release of water 26 days
The Birth of Plenty attributes. Bernstein further argues that the four attributes are a necessary precursor to democracy. "Publishers Weekly" described the book as, "authoritative... accessible and thoroughly entertaining". It also received positive reviews in the economic and investment community. The Birth of Plenty The Birth of Plenty: How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created is a nonfiction book on world history and economics by American author William Bernstein. "The Birth of Plenty" is an history of the world expressed in economic terms. Bernstein argues that in order to prosper, a country must possess four main attributes: property rights, the scientific rationalism,