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New roundabouts for Taupō roads
The Taupō District Council is planning four new roundabouts at key trouble spots in Taupō over the next few years.
Joint management plan in the spotlight
Taupō District Council and Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board have prepared a new working agreement to manage environmental protection of Lake Taupō and the upper Waikato River. Some are in favour while others raise concerns about the timing and scope of the agreement.
Societies warned to get ahead of changes
Administrators of Taupō’s clubs and groups are being warned not to get caught out by changes to incorporated societies.
Council adopts annual plan
The rates increase is 0.1% higher than forecast in the Long-term Plan 2024-34 that was adopted nine months ago.
Council keeps water in-house
Taupō District councillors have decided to retain the council’s water services in-house for and review the decision in two years.
New bridge comes into focus
The long-awaited process of designing and building a new bridge over the Waikato River in Taupō has takern its first tentative steps.
Split views over free speech policy
An anti-co-governance rally that never occurred in Taupō in 2023 had its delayed repercussions at last week’s full meeting of the Taupō District Council.
Taonga weaved from ancestral wisdom
Taupō Museum is set to unveil Punarua, possibly the largest piupiu ever created, in its Aotearoa debut following a standout international premiere at the prestigious 2024 Biennale of Sydney.
A hydration celebration
Timaru District Council's Seadown water supply has been crowned the best tasting tap water in New Zealand in the 2025 IXOM National Water Taste Test competition.
Boom Boom blows up in a media frenzy
Supposedly any publicity is good publicity.
Artist shares Boom Boom’s background
It’s been a seven-year journey to get Riverside Park’s sculpture trail underway, but it started with a Boom Boom this week.
Rubble, rubble, toil and trouble
Taupō District Council is looking for a contractor to get rid of piles of asbestos-contaminated crushed concrete at a landfill.
Rates to rise more than 8%
Taupō District Council has confirmed a draft average rate increase of 8.4% for the 2025/26 year to be confirmed following consultation in Jun
Council favours in-house water management
The Taupō District Council favours keeping the management of its water services in house but will consult on three options.
Time to step away
Long-serving Taupō District councillor John Williamson is not seeking re-election in this year’s local elections. Chris Marshall talks to him about being a councillor, council achievements and challenges ahead.
Unlucky tree gets the chop
A protected oak tree in Tūrangi has been recommended for removal after it was accidentally over-pruned last year. The large red oak in Taupahi Road was severely pruned instead of just having two overhanging branches trimmed as requested.
Hot stream mysteriously turns green
Taupō’s popular, thermally-heated Otumuheke Stream mysteriously turned green on Friday last week.
Apologies after ‘precious’ trees accidentally felled
A contractor who accidentally removed 16 popular poplar trees on Kinloch Rd has apologised and says they will replace them with the largest specimens they can find.
Telling the story of He Whare Hono
The carvings within the He Whare Hono ō Tūwharetoa are a celebration of Tūwharetoa’s cultural identity.
Big day out for emergency services
Emergency Services Day returned to Taupō this weekend.
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