Taupo
A wonderful place to live, work, play or holiday.
A place to call home
All the time or for the holidays
The North Island resort town of Taupo nestles on the edge of a natural embankment overlooking New Zealand’s largest lake. Lake Taupo is conveniently located between NZ’s largest cities Auckland (3.5 hours drive) and Wellington (5 hours drive), and has always been a very popular tourist destination.
The Lake Taupo District is a vibrant growing region with a diverse range of resources including forestry, agriculture, hydroelectric and geothermal energy, tourism, scenic and recreational attractions.
Taupo, Turangi and Mangakino are the three main urban areas in the district with many lakeside settlements around the shores of the lake. In addition to stunning scenery the district has well developed accommodation, transport, recreation, attraction activities. As well as gaining international recognition as a trout fishing destination the region is developing a reputation as a top event destination with an all year programme of sporting events and festivals.
Taupo District Council
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#LoveTaupo
You’ll find everything from cafe hots spots to adrenaline packed activities on the LoveTaupo website.
School Zoning
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Events
Event capital of New Zealand and there is a range of exciting local and international events on the calendar.