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Keep Truckin’ On - Helping Truck Drivers Fight Fatigue
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 1:03 pm | Taupo District Council
The annual Truck Fatigue stop is back this month on 23 August. The event is run by Taupō District Council and NZI Insurance, and supported by NZ Police, Hato Hone St John, Waka Kotahi and other partners. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/9390c5e3b7a1555ffa8d.jpeg" ... More >>
Taupō Museum’s My Neighbourhood Photo Competition
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 10:55 am | Taupo District Council
Taupō Museum is calling on young people across the rohe to photograph the everyday things they love about their neighbourhood. Whether that’s the people, the places, special landmarks, shopping centres, playgrounds or works of art, the competition ... More >>
Super Award For Council Animal Control Team
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 3:11 pm | Taupo District Council
A new approach to connecting hopeful pound dogs with loving new owners has won the Taupō District Council animal control team a special award for engagement. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/f01cb37d8130aac2ac63.jpeg" ... More >>
Tools For Life: Taupō Students Learn Basic Bike Maintenance
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 12:27 pm | Taupo District Council
Taupō students have learned how to take their biking up a gear at a Taupō District Council Basic Bike Maintenance course. Students from Taupō Homeschool Group spent a couple of hours with Taupō District Council road safety coordinator Sarah Wraight, ... More >>
Predator Control And Planting Days Popular With Mangakino And Whakamaru Tamariki
Monday, 10 July 2023, 1:51 pm | Taupo District Council
“There’s no better way to learn than to have your feet in the whenua.” That’s according to Mangakino School principal Cherie Hill whose students took part in a predator control and planting day with Taupō District Council staff last month. ... More >>
Taupō District Council To Guide Lake Taupō Protection Trust Into The Future
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 1:39 pm | Taupo District Council
Taupō District Council is taking the reins of a trust which has played a crucial role in a groundbreaking project to safeguard the water quality of Lake Taupō. The Lake Taupō Protection Trust was set up in February 2007 to administer an $81.5 million ... More >>
Free Blood Pressure Checks At Taupō District Libraries
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 10:40 am | Taupo District Council
Did you know that almost one in three deaths in New Zealand are caused by cardiovascular disease? One way to monitor your cardiovascular health is with blood pressure and pulse checks. The Heart Foundation team will be offering both at Taupō District ... More >>
Cemeteries, Alcohol Control And Freedom Camping: Have Your Say On Proposed Bylaw Changes
Monday, 3 July 2023, 12:28 pm | Taupo District Council
Taupō District Council is reviewing bylaws related to cemeteries, alcohol control and freedom camping. As part of the review, Council has proposed some changes to each bylaw, but wants your feedback before these changes are adopted. Consultation ... More >>
Taupō District Council Adopts Its Annual Plan 2023-24
Friday, 30 June 2023, 3:52 pm | Taupo District Council
The Taupō District Council has today adopted its Annual Plan 2023-24 and struck the rates for the year beginning 1 July. The Annual Plan sets out the projects that council will carry out, the services that will be delivered and how they will be ... More >>
Media Statement From Taupō District Council
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 10:08 am | Taupo District Council
Taupō District Council has been notified of a concern that a member of Engineering New Zealand, who is not a Chartered Professional Engineer, has allegedly been completing and signing documents using the sign off of chartered professional engineers. These ... More >>
More Single-use Plastics Regulations Coming Into Force
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 9:45 am | Taupo District Council
The Government is banning the use of more single-use plastic items, restricting the use of plastic straws, and phasing out non-compostable produce labels. From 1 July 2023 the manufacture, sale or distribution of single-use plastic produce bags, ... More >>
Taupō’s Public Place Recycling Down In The Dumps
Friday, 16 June 2023, 10:23 am | Taupo District Council
Year 7 and 8 students from Hilltop School recently conducted an audit of Taupō’s public recycling bins, and the results were quite literally, rubbish. These bins are provided by Taupō District Council and give the public the opportunity to recycle ... More >>
Speed Reductions For Schools And CBDs
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 11:11 am | Taupo District Council
Following a public consultation programme in 2022, speed limits around schools throughout the Taupō District and within the Tūrangi and Taupō central business districts (CBDs) will be reduced from 50km/h to 30km/h. The school zone reductions are already ... More >>
Smooth Skating On The Way At Taupō Skatepark
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 5:42 pm | Taupo District Council
Taupō District Council is asking Taupō Skatepark users to put their kickflips, ollies and grinds on hold while some much needed repairs and improvements are completed. To ensure a smoother ride and improved accessibility, contractors will be fixing ... More >>
Chance Meeting Leads To 17-year-old’s First Solo Exhibition
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 3:26 pm | Taupo District Council
A chance meeting between Taupō Museum exhibitions officer Kerence Stephen and budding artist Jay-De (Jay) Aplin has resulted in the 17-year-old having his first solo exhibition of work, Neetneves, this month. Jay was visiting the museum with the Lakeland Learning ... More >>
New Sports Facility Te Mataapuna Officially Opened In Tūrangi
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 4:45 pm | Taupo District Council
Ka Tanginika te pūkāea o Ngāti Tūrangitukua Ka topa ki te tihi o Pihanga ka riro ki te hau, ai ua, ai hau, ai marangai Whiria te muka tangata kia tīna, kia whena, kia kikī tonu Maranga ake rā e te kahika o te whare Maranga ake rā e te ... More >>
Chris McSkimming’s Art Journey Odyssey Opens At Taupō Museum
Monday, 8 May 2023, 12:58 pm | Taupo District Council
“My art is my story, the story is in the art…without the story, the journey, the troubles and life experiences, it’s just a bunch of pictures.” For Reporoa-based artist Chris McSkimming, working on his art is a welcome escape from being inside ... More >>
Huka Honey Hive’s Waste Diversion Efforts Are Worth Buzzing About
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 7:26 pm | Taupo District Council
A local Taupō business is working towards a level of waste minimisation as golden as the honey it sells. Huka Honey Hive has been involved with the Resource Wise Business Programme, operated by Taupō District Council, since September 2022 and is working More >>
Annual Earth Day Lakefront Litter Pick Up A Big Success
Tuesday, 25 April 2023, 5:54 pm | Taupo District Council
Zip ties, syringes, plastic of all sizes and even a toilet seat were what greeted the team of environmental warriors who joined Taupō District Council staff at the Taupō lakefront last Sunday (April 23). The last-minute change of date from Saturday ... More >>
Cheers For More Chairs Thanks To Creative Taupō Funding
Monday, 24 April 2023, 11:30 am | Taupo District Council
Community theatre Centre Stage Taupō can get more bums on seats per show with the help of a Creative Taupō grant to buy new chairs. The funding supplemented other grants, private donations, and a generous discount from Taupō Office Products Depot ... More >>
