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Taupō District is a territorial authority district in New Zealand. It covers 6,333 km² of land, and a further 610 km² of lake area, including Lake Taupō , New Zealand's largest lake, and Lake Rotoaira .
Taupō District Council is a territorial authority that administers the Taupō District in the Central North Island of New Zealand. [1] The district stretches from the small town of Mangakino in the northwest to the Tongariro National Park in the south, and east into the Kaingaroa Forest, covering 6,970 km 2 (including Lake Taupō). It had a ...
Taupō is the largest urban area of the Taupō District, and the second-largest urban area in the Waikato region, behind Hamilton. It has a population of approximately 27,000 (June 2024). [ 1 ] Taupō is known for its natural beauty, with the surrounding area offering a range of outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, fishing, skiing ...
The district center of Taupō is located on the shores of New Zealand's largest lake, the volcanic Lake Taupō. Settled by the Ngāti Tūwharetoa , the region was first seen by Europeans in the 1830s, but was largely unsettled due to its isolated location and a lack of suitable farmland.
Pages in category "Taupō District" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The mayor of Taupō is the head of the municipal government, and presides over the district council. The mayor is directly elected using a first-past-the-post electoral system. The office was established on 1 December 1989, after the formation of the district council in the 1989 local government reforms. David Trewavas is the current mayor of ...
It would have been Taupō's tallest building. [4] As the Council had a three-storey limit at that time, consent required a decision by the Environment Court, which allowed a six-storey building in June 2020. [5] The hotel was still unbuilt as of May 2022. [6] Taupō Museum is located in Taupō Central. [7] [8] It opened in the 1970s. [9]
Europeans began arriving to the Taupō area in the early nineteenth century. [11] The first road along the south eastern side of the lake was built in 1883. 1924 saw the construction of the Tauranga-Taupō bridge completing the road from Taupō to Tokaanu. [12] This would later become State Highway One.