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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 >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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