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Former Tall Black Opens Mangakino Basketball Court
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 5:12 pm | Great Lake Taupo
It was smiles all around as the new Mangakino basketball court proved to be a slam dunk with the community on Saturday. Former Tall Black Tom Abercrombie was on hand to help with the grand opening, even manning the leaf blower during preparations, ... More >>
We Are (re)loving It At The Taupō Repair Café
Monday, 22 April 2024, 4:39 pm | Great Lake Taupo
The concept behind the Repair Café, held earlier this month, was to help people who wanted to save their items from the landfill while bringing back a culture of fixing rather than throwing. More >>
One For The Kids: Ironkidz Runs Into Taupō
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 2:55 pm | Great Lake Taupo
Being active is an important part of being a kid and Ironkidz is one of the many ways for local tamariki to do so . Hundreds of children will take part in the Wairakei Estate Ironkidz event this Sunday by running, cycling and swimming along the Taupō ... More >>
New Museum Exhibition Looks Back At Taupō’s First IRONMAN
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 2:16 pm | Great Lake Taupo
Take a step back in time to when one of Taupō’s most iconic events began with Taupō Museum’s IRON Taupō 1999 exhibition. The year was 1999. Fax numbers were still commonplace, a cyber cafe in Taupō could charge $10 an hour for internet access, ... More >>
Tidy Teamwork Cleaning Up The Taupō District
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 6:41 pm | Great Lake Taupo
There was plenty of interest in the district’s recent Clean Up Week, with more than 1500 students in the Taupō District collecting a whopping 400kg of rubbish. Hard mahi from local tamariki and rangatahi at schools all over the Taupō district ... More >>
My Vaccine Pass Requirements To Be Relaxed At Council Venues And Facilities
Friday, 11 March 2022, 11:33 am | Great Lake Taupo
Taupō District Council will relax My Vaccine Pass requirements at a number of its venues, offices and facilities across the district from Monday, 14 March 2022. Vaccine passes were introduced at council offices, facilities and venues in December last ... More >>
Taupō Open For Business And Ready To Kick Start Tourism With Domestic Campaign Launch
Saturday, 16 May 2020, 7:19 am | Great Lake Taupo
Destination Great Lake Taupo’s domestic campaign to support the restart of the local tourism economy launches this weekend as inter-regional travel begins. “ Right in the heart of this place is all about inviting Kiwi’s to meet in the middle. ... More >>
Monster Bike Sale to hit Taupō
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 10:55 am | Great Lake Taupo
The inaugural Taupō Monster Bike Sale is set to hit Taupō during the April school holidays. Starting Saturday 14 April, Taupō’s five bike shops will be offering deals and discounts for the two-week duration of the holidays. The sale is the collective ... More >>
LoveLake Festival comes to Taupo
Friday, 2 February 2018, 8:17 pm | Great Lake Taupo
LoveLake Festival 2018 brings a weekend of yoga, meditation, mindfulness, music and aroha to Taupo’s Wairakei Resort. More >>
#LOVETAUPO autumn campaign launched
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 2:49 pm | Great Lake Taupo
Destination Great Lake Taupo (DGLT) has just launched its Love Taupo campaign profiling the region as the ultimate place to unwind, relax and recharge this autumn. The campaign is all about telling the story of the region as a relaxing autumn destination. More >>
#LOVETAUPO giant lettering launched on Taupō lakefront
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 4:47 pm | Great Lake Taupo
Giant lettering has popped up on the Taupō lakefront, and photographers can’t get enough of it. Photographs of people in, around and on the letters are emerging, with the #LOVETAUPO message inspiring a collective catchphrase amongst tourists and ... More >>
Move to market Taupō District as premier ski destination
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 9:27 am | Great Lake Taupo
A plan to transform the Taupō District into New Zealand’s premier ski destination has gained full support from Taupō District Council who today approved $100k of funding for the next two years to help bring the dream to reality. More >>
Taupo hosts Fenglin Group and MOFCOM delegation from China
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 1:46 pm | Great Lake Taupo
This week, Enterprise Great Lake Taupo, Taupo District Council and NZ Trade and Enterprise hosted a number of Fenglin Group Senior Managers and an inter-agency delegation led by MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce, People’ Republic of China). More >>
Triple growth target for new acceleration programme
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 9:24 am | Great Lake Taupo
Enterprise Great Lake Taupo today launched a new business growth initiative to help up to 20 local businesses fast-track their growth plans. More >>
Enterprising Changes in Taupo
Sunday, 6 April 2014, 4:45 pm | Great Lake Taupo
After four years of providing direction and leadership to the Board of Enterprise Great Lake Taupo, local accountant and entrepreneur Sue de Bievre has stepped down as Chair. New Board Chairman, Greg Stebbing, paid tribute to Sue and the expertise ... More >>
Labour Weekend Opening of the Tongariro River Trail
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 3:31 pm | Great Lake Taupo
The new Tongariro River Trail will open at 9.30am this Saturday at the Turangi i-SITE. More >>
Mangakino – The secret’s out
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 12:35 pm | Great Lake Taupo
The picturesque village of Mangakino hides many gems and as city slickers look for ways to escape, the word’s out. More >>
Great Lake Taupo : Love It. Share It. Win It!
Monday, 8 October 2012, 2:04 pm | Great Lake Taupo
Taupo, 08 October 2012. Share your special moment or activity in and around Taupo, Turangi and Mangakino on Destination Great Lake Taupo (DGLT)’s Facebook page and be in to win one of three great prizes in one of New Zealanders favourite holiday ... More >>
V8 SuperTourer Parade – a Taupō First
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 10:12 am | Great Lake Taupo
20 August 2012 For immediate use V8 SuperTourer Parade – a Taupō First Friday 31 August 5.45pm-7.30pm: Taupō’s Tuwharetoa Street is about to be transformed into a V8 SuperTourer pit stop and racetrack. It’s a Taupō first bringing all ... More >>
Pack your bags for Taupō this August
Friday, 6 July 2012, 3:38 pm | Great Lake Taupo
MEDIA RELEASE Destination Great Lake Taupō 6 July 2012 Pack your bags for Taupō this August Cheap airfares and winter deals make Great Lake Taupō the ideal place for a holiday this August. With school holidays over and the cold weather set in, ... More >>