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interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_(Stadt)" title="Taupō (Stadt) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Taupō (Stadt)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%88" title="تاوپو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تاوپو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D" title="Taupō – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Taupō" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%83%80%EC%9A%B0%ED%8F%AC" title="타우포 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="타우포" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D" title="ტაუპო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტაუპო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BE" title="Таупо – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Таупо" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D-nui-a-Tia" title="Taupō-nui-a-Tia – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Taupō-nui-a-Tia" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88" title="تاوبو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تاوبو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%9D" title="タウポ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="タウポ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D" title="Taupō – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Taupō" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo_(Nowa_Zelandia)" title="Taupo (Nowa Zelandia) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Taupo (Nowa Zelandia)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BE_(%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4)" title="Таупо (город) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Таупо (город)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D" title="Taupō – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Taupō" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BE" title="Таупо – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Таупо" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D" title="Taupō – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Taupō" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D" title="Taupō – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Taupō" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BE_(%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE)" title="Таупо (місто) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Таупо (місто)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%BE%D9%88" title="تاؤپو – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="تاؤپو" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo" title="Taupo – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Taupo" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" 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class="longitude">176°04′10″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.6875°S 176.0694°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-38.6875; 176.0694</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">New Zealand</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_New_Zealand" title="List of islands of New Zealand">Island</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_New_Zealand" title="Regions of New Zealand">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Waikato" title="Waikato">Waikato</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Territorial_authorities_of_New_Zealand" title="Territorial authorities of New Zealand">Territorial authority</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_District_Council" title="Taupō District Council">Taupō District Council</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ward_(electoral_subdivision)" title="Ward (electoral subdivision)">Ward</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Taupō-Kaingaroa</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">Pre-European</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1869</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Borough status</th><td class="infobox-data">1953</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Originates from <i>Taupō-nui-a-Tia</i>, meaning "great cloak of Tia" in <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Electorate</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taupō (New Zealand electorate)">Taupō</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Trewavas" class="mw-redirect" title="David Trewavas">David Trewavas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">42.05 km<sup>2</sup> (16.24 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • District</th><td class="infobox-data">6,970 km<sup>2</sup> (2,690 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">360 m (1,180 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(June 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">27,000</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban density</th><td class="infobox-data">640/km<sup>2</sup> (1,700/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B12" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+12">UTC+12</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_New_Zealand" title="Time in New Zealand">NZST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B13" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+13">UTC+13</a> (NZDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcode</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">3330</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">07</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local <a href="/wiki/Iwi" title="Iwi">iwi</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81ti_T%C5%ABwharetoa" title="Ngāti Tūwharetoa">Ngāti Tūwharetoa</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Taupō</b> (<span class="nowrap"><small>Māori pronunciation: </small></span><span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/M%C4%81ori" title="Help:IPA/Māori">[<span style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000010-QINU`"'</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows">ˈ</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="'t' in 'sty'">t</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="roughly like 'a' in 'father'">a</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="/ʉ/ roughly like 'oo' in 'too'">ʉ</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="'p' in 'spy'">p</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="/ɔː/ long 'aw' in 'law'">ɔː</span></span>]</a></span>), sometimes written <b>Taupo</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a> located in the central <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Taup%C5%8D" title="Lake Taupō">Lake Taupō</a>, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been the seat of <a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_District_Council" title="Taupō District Council">Taupō District Council</a> since the council was formed in 1989.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Taupō is the largest urban area of the <a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_District" title="Taupō District">Taupō District</a>, and the second-largest urban area in the <a href="/wiki/Waikato" title="Waikato">Waikato region</a>, behind <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a>. It has a population of approximately 27,000 (June 2024).<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taupō is known for its natural beauty, with the surrounding area offering a range of outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, fishing, skiing, and water sports. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of attractions, including the <a href="/wiki/Wairakei_Power_Station" title="Wairakei Power Station">Wairakei Power Station</a>, <a href="/wiki/Huka_Falls" title="Huka Falls">Huka Falls</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Tongariro_National_Park" title="Tongariro National Park">Tongariro National Park</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naming">Naming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Naming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name <i>Taupō</i> is from the <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language" title="Māori language">Māori language</a> and is a shortened version of <i>Taupō-nui-a-Tia</i>. The longer name was first given to the cliff at <a href="/wiki/P%C4%81k%C4%81_Bay" title="Pākā Bay">Pākā Bay</a>, on the eastern shore of the lake, and means the "great cloak of Tia". It was named for <a href="/wiki/Tia_(M%C4%81ori_explorer)" title="Tia (Māori explorer)">Tia</a>, the Māori explorer who discovered the lake. Māori later applied the name to the lake itself.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019 the official name of the town was changed from <i>Taupo</i> to <i>Taupō</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the English pronunciation "tow-po" (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/aʊ/: 'ou' in 'mouth'">aʊ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_English" title="New Zealand English">NZE</a> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/ˈtæʊpaʉ/</span>) is widespread, it is often regarded as incorrect, and the Māori pronunciation, "toe-paw" (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ɔː/: 'au' in 'fraud'">ɔː</span></span>/</a></span></span>, NZE <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/ˈtaʉpoː/</span>) is generally preferred in formal use.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1868, an armed constabulary post was established in Taupō in order to strengthen communication lines in the central North Island.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hot water pools around Taupō began to attract tourists to Taupō in the late 1870s and early 1880s and hotels were developed to take advantage of this.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1890s, rainbow trout were introduced to Lake Taupō and Taupō became a popular town to stay and fish.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A road board was established in 1922 and it was made a <a href="/wiki/Borough" title="Borough">borough</a> in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taupō grew quickly due to the development of the <a href="/wiki/Wairakei_Power_Station" title="Wairakei Power Station">Wairakei geothermal power station</a>, expansion of the timber industry, and farm development between 1949 and 1953. The population of Taupō was 1,358 in 1951, later increasing to 2,849 people in 1956 and 5,251 people in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographical_features">Geographical features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geographical features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is located on the northeastern shore of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Taup%C5%8D" title="Lake Taupō">Lake Taupō</a>, New Zealand's largest lake, which is itself in the <a href="/wiki/Caldera" title="Caldera">caldera</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_Volcano" title="Taupō Volcano">Taupō Volcano</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Waikato_River" title="Waikato River">Waikato River</a> drains the lake and runs through the town, separating the CBD and the northern suburbs. The river flows over the spectacular <a href="/wiki/Huka_Falls" title="Huka Falls">Huka Falls</a>, a short distance north of the town, Taupō is a centre of volcanic and <a href="/wiki/Geothermal_activity" title="Geothermal activity">geothermal</a> activity, and hot springs suitable for bathing are located at several places in the vicinity. The volcanic <a href="/wiki/Mount_Tauhara" title="Mount Tauhara">Mount Tauhara</a> lies six kilometres (4 mi) to the east.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Somewhat to the northeast are significant hot springs. These springs contain <a href="/wiki/Extremophile" title="Extremophile">extremophile</a> micro-organisms that live in extremely hot environments.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The small but growing satellite town of <a href="/wiki/Kinloch,_New_Zealand" title="Kinloch, New Zealand">Kinloch</a>, where there is a golf course designed by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a>, is 20 kilometres west along the lake.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Five_Mile_Bay,_Taupo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Five_Mile_Bay%2C_Taupo.jpg/220px-Five_Mile_Bay%2C_Taupo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Five_Mile_Bay%2C_Taupo.jpg/330px-Five_Mile_Bay%2C_Taupo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Five_Mile_Bay%2C_Taupo.jpg/440px-Five_Mile_Bay%2C_Taupo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5725" data-file-height="1551" /></a><figcaption>View of snow-capped mountains shrouded in cloud, Taupō</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Suburbs">Suburbs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Suburbs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō suburbs include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wharewaka" title="Wharewaka">Wharewaka</a> – has a popular swimming spot for locals and a growing new subdivision along with a large retirement village.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nukuhau" title="Nukuhau">Nukuhau</a> – lies north of the Waikato River. To the south-west lies Acacia Bay and to the south lies Taupō town centre.</li> <li>Richmond Heights – lies to the east of Rainbow Point and south of Mountain View. It is home to the Richmond Heights shopping centre.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waipahihi" title="Waipahihi">Waipahihi</a> – lies to the north of Richmond Heights. It is home to the Waipahihi Primary School, and the Waipahihi Botanical Gardens.</li> <li>Mount View – lies north of the Taupō CBD</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acacia_Bay" title="Acacia Bay">Acacia Bay</a> – lies west of Tapuaeharuru Bay</li> <li>Rainbow Point – lies north of Wharewaka and west of Richmond Heights. To the west lies Lake Taupō.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tauhara" title="Tauhara">Tauhara</a> – lies just north of Hilltop and east of Mount View. Mount Tauhara lies just east of Tauhara. Tauhara is the location of Tauhara primary school, Tauhara College and Tauhara Golf course.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilltop,_New_Zealand" title="Hilltop, New Zealand">Hilltop</a> – lies south of Tauhara. Hilltop is the location of <a href="/wiki/Hilltop_School,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Hilltop School, New Zealand">Hilltop School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taupo_Intermediate_School" title="Taupo Intermediate School">Taupo Intermediate School</a>, Taupo Hospital, Taharepa shopping centre and Hilltop shopping centre.</li> <li>Taupō CBD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Outer suburbs</dt></dl> <ul><li>Five Mile Bay – is located on the east side of Lake Taupō, south of Wharewaka and north of Waitahanui on <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_1_(New_Zealand)" title="State Highway 1 (New Zealand)">State Highway 1</a> just west of <a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_Airport" title="Taupō Airport">Taupō Airport</a>. It is a popular swimming/water skiing beach that is very busy in summer. Five Mile Bay is one of three similar named bays along the lake shoreline, the others being Two Mile Bay and Three Mile Bay.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wairakei" title="Wairakei">Wairakei</a> – is a small settlement, and <a href="/wiki/Geothermal_activity" title="Geothermal activity">geothermal</a> area 8-kilometres north of Taupō.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waitahanui" title="Waitahanui">Waitahanui</a> – is a village on the eastern shore of Lake Taupō.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō has an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Cfb</a>). The town is located inland, which results in the accumulation of dry air causing severe frost during winter. However snowfall in Taupō is rare. The summer climate in Taupō is mild with maximum average temperature reaching 23 degrees and a minimum average temperature of 10 degrees. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Taupō (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br />(91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(91.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(77.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9C39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.8<br />(65.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.8<br />(74.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(91.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">33.2<br />(91.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.0<br />(80.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(77.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8914; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.5<br />(70.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9E3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.5<br />(65.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.8<br />(60.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.4<br />(57.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB46A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.3<br />(59.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(78.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(69.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.4<br />(63.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.4<br />(57.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9<br />(53.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(53.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.9<br />(57.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.0<br />(60.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(64.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.9<br />(69.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.3<br />(63.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.4<br />(63.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.2<br />(59.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3<br />(54.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8<br />(44.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEAD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5<br />(45.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFDEBE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2<br />(48.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2<br />(52.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1<br />(55.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.7<br />(60.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.9<br />(53.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCE9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.6<br />(52.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9<br />(53.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFDAB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8<br />(49.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2<br />(45.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2<br />(41.4) </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.3<br />(37.9) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(37.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.4<br />(43.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(46.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFD4AA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6<br />(51.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.0<br />(44.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1<br />(37.6) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.0<br />(33.8) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.0<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.6<br />(27.3) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.1<br />(24.6) </td> <td style="background: #CECEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.4<br />(24.1) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.1<br />(24.6) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.9<br />(26.8) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−2.1<br />(28.2) </td> <td style="background: #E4E4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−0.5<br />(31.1) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0<br />(35.6) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−5.1<br />(22.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.5<br />(29.3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.0<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.5<br />(29.3) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.7<br />(23.5) </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.3<br />(22.5) </td> <td style="background: #C5C5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.2<br />(20.8) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7.1<br />(19.2) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.3<br />(20.7) </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.3<br />(22.5) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−5.1<br />(22.8) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4.2<br />(24.4) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.7<br />(28.9) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−7.1<br />(19.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #91FF91; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.4<br />(2.89) </td> <td style="background: #95FF95; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.8<br />(2.55) </td> <td style="background: #9CFF9C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.9<br />(2.59) </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.3<br />(3.04) </td> <td style="background: #88FF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.4<br />(3.13) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.0<br />(3.66) </td> <td style="background: #6AFF6A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99.8<br />(3.93) </td> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.6<br />(3.49) </td> <td style="background: #85FF85; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.0<br />(3.11) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.2<br />(2.92) </td> <td style="background: #9BFF9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.7<br />(2.55) </td> <td style="background: #7BFF7B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.0<br />(3.46) </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">948.1<br />(37.32) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9 </td> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.3 </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1 </td> <td style="background: #9696FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2 </td> <td style="background: #9292FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8 </td> <td style="background: #7979FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2 </td> <td style="background: #6E6EFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.7 </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8 </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1 </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.7 </td> <td style="background: #8989FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">109.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76.9 </td> <td style="background: #0000D1; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000C7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000B0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">87.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000AB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">88.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000AB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">88.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000B4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">86.1 </td> <td style="background: #0000C6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000CA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80.3 </td> <td style="background: #0000D9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">77.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000C3; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">82.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">224.3 </td> <td style="background: #DCDC00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">202.6 </td> <td style="background: #D1D100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">179.7 </td> <td style="background: #C9C900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">156.3 </td> <td style="background: #B9B94E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">126.3 </td> <td style="background: #ACAC98; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.1 </td> <td style="background: #B4B469; color:#000000;" class="notheme">116.5 </td> <td style="background: #BDBD37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">134.6 </td> <td style="background: #C1C11C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">140.0 </td> <td style="background: #D1D100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">179.6 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">190.4 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">204.6 </td> <td style="background: #CBCB00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,950.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily <a href="/wiki/Daytime" title="Daytime">daylight hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #FFFF61; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.5 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF51; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3 </td> <td style="background: #F9F926; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1 </td> <td style="background: #F1F113; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0 </td> <td style="background: #EEEE0A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #F0F010; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8 </td> <td style="background: #F6F61F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.7 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF34; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF48; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF5B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF66; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF37; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Percent <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">possible sunshine</a> </th> <td style="background: #FFFF33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53 </td> <td style="background: #F9F926; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47 </td> <td style="background: #F9F926; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47 </td> <td style="background: #EFEF0E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34 </td> <td style="background: #E3E300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34 </td> <td style="background: #EFEF0E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41 </td> <td style="background: #ECEC06; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39 </td> <td style="background: #F4F41A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44 </td> <td style="background: #F6F61E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45 </td> <td style="background: #F6F61E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45 </td> <td style="background: #F3F316; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">43 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: NIWA Climate Data (sun 1981–2010)<sup id="cite_ref-NIWA_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NIWA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-niwa_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-niwa-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: Weather Spark<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is defined by <a href="/wiki/Statistics_New_Zealand" title="Statistics New Zealand">Statistics New Zealand</a> as a medium urban area and covers 42.05 km<sup>2</sup> (16.24 sq mi), which stretches from Acacia Bay in the west to Centennial Park in the east and to Taupō Airport in the south.<sup id="cite_ref-Area_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Taupō urban area had an estimated population of 27,000 as of June 2024, with a population density of 642.09 people per km<sup>2</sup>. It is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_urban_areas_by_population" title="List of New Zealand urban areas by population">26th-largest urban area</a> in New Zealand, and the second-largest in the Waikato Region behind <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_New_Zealand" title="Hamilton, New Zealand">Hamilton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_population_data_2018_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_population_data_2018-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1996</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">19,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">20,400</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.43%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">20,694</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.29%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2013</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">21,123</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.29%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2018</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">23,631</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.27%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Before the 2023 census, the town had a larger boundary, covering 42.94 km<sup>2</sup> (16.58 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Area_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Using that boundary, the Taupō urban area had a population of 23,631 at the <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Zealand_census" title="2018 New Zealand census">2018 New Zealand census</a>, an increase of 2,508 people (11.9%) since the <a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_census" title="2013 New Zealand census">2013 census</a>, and an increase of 2,937 people (14.2%) since the <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_census" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 New Zealand census">2006 census</a>. There were 9,000 households, comprising 11,520 males and 12,096 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 4,740 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 3,849 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 10,164 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,875 (20.6%) aged 65 or older. </p><p>Ethnicities were 79.8% European/<a href="/wiki/P%C4%81keh%C4%81" title="Pākehā">Pākehā</a>, 24.5% <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a>, 3.3% <a href="/wiki/Pasifika_New_Zealanders" title="Pasifika New Zealanders">Pacific peoples</a>, 5.7% <a href="/wiki/Asian_New_Zealanders" title="Asian New Zealanders">Asian</a>, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. </p><p>The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. </p><p>Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.7% had no religion, 34.9% were <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_New_Zealand" title="Christianity in New Zealand">Christian</a>, 2.7% had <a href="/wiki/Religion_of_M%C4%81ori_people" title="Religion of Māori people">Māori religious beliefs</a>, 1.1% were <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_New_Zealand" title="Hinduism in New Zealand">Hindu</a>, 0.2% were <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_New_Zealand" title="Islam in New Zealand">Muslim</a>, 0.6% were <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_New_Zealand" title="Buddhism in New Zealand">Buddhist</a> and 1.9% had other religions. </p><p>Of those at least 15 years old, 2,991 (15.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,510 (18.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 2,835 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9,246 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 3,003 (15.9%) were part-time, and 507 (2.7%) were unemployed.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2018_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2018-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Individual statistical areas in Taupō (2018 census)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>SA2 name </th> <th>Population </th> <th>Dwellings </th> <th>Median age </th> <th>Median income </th></tr> <tr> <td>Acacia Bay </td> <td>1,653 </td> <td>987 </td> <td>50.8 years </td> <td>$39,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bird Area </td> <td>2,235 </td> <td>1,155 </td> <td>43.3 years </td> <td>$34,900 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brentwood </td> <td>1,893 </td> <td>891 </td> <td>48.2 years </td> <td>$31,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hilltop </td> <td>2,721 </td> <td>1,236 </td> <td>42.2 years </td> <td>$29,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mountview </td> <td>2,601 </td> <td>1,116 </td> <td>34.8 years </td> <td>$28,900 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nukuhau-Rangatira Park </td> <td>2,442 </td> <td>1,206 </td> <td>44.6 years </td> <td>$31,700 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Richmond Heights </td> <td>2,328 </td> <td>1,143 </td> <td>37.2 years </td> <td>$32,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tauhara </td> <td>1,803 </td> <td>681 </td> <td>30.4 years </td> <td>$26,400 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Taupō Central East </td> <td>2,439 </td> <td>1,083 </td> <td>35.8 years </td> <td>$25,400 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Taupō Central West </td> <td>405 </td> <td>222 </td> <td>32.1 years </td> <td>$31,100 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Waipahihi </td> <td>2,172 </td> <td>1,125 </td> <td>46.4 years </td> <td>$36,300 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wharewaka </td> <td>939 </td> <td>726 </td> <td>57.5 years </td> <td>$30,200 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is a tourist centre, particularly in the summer, as it offers panoramic views over the lake and to the volcanic mountains of <a href="/wiki/Tongariro_National_Park" title="Tongariro National Park">Tongariro National Park</a> to the south. It offers a number of tourist activities including <a href="/wiki/Sky_diving" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky diving">sky diving</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jetboat" title="Jetboat">jetboating</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parasailing" title="Parasailing">parasailing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bungy_jumping" class="mw-redirect" title="Bungy jumping">bungy jumping</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taupō services a number of surrounding plantation pine forests including the large <a href="/wiki/Kaingaroa_Forest" title="Kaingaroa Forest">Kaingaroa Forest</a> and related industry. A large sawmill is sited approximated 3 km to the north east of the town on Centennial Drive.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Taupō is surrounded by seven geothermal power stations including the historic <a href="/wiki/Wairakei_Power_Station" title="Wairakei Power Station">Wairakei geothermal power station</a> a few kilometres north of the town.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Taupō has a <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> with a decommissioned <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">Douglas DC-3</a> attached to the store. The fast food outlet has seating inside the plane's structure.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_District_Council" title="Taupō District Council">Taupō district council</a> provides local government services for Taupō.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taupō is part of the <a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taupō (New Zealand electorate)">Taupō electorate</a> and the current member of parliament (as of 2023) is <a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Museum">Museum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Taupō museum is located in the centre of the town on Story Place. It has displays including about the <a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81ti_T%C5%ABwharetoa" title="Ngāti Tūwharetoa">Ngāti Tūwharetoa</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Wharenui" title="Wharenui">Wharenui</a> (Māori Meeting House) which was carved locally between 1927 and 1928, a <a href="/wiki/Moa" title="Moa">moa</a> skeleton and a caravan filled with local memorabilia from the late 1950s and early 1960s. There are also displays about <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanos</a> and art galleries.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports_and_recreation">Sports and recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sports and recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regular sporting events in Taupō include <a href="/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon" title="Ironman Triathlon">Ironman New Zealand</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Taupo_Cycle_Challenge" title="Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge">Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lake_Relay" title="Great Lake Relay">Great Lake Relay</a> (established in 1995).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge has about 5,000 riders.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Oxfam_Trailwalker" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxfam Trailwalker">Oxfam Trailwalker</a> has been held in Taupō several times.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006 Taupō was also the location of the off-road motorcycle event <a href="/wiki/International_Six_Days_Enduro" title="International Six Days Enduro">FIM International Six Day Enduro</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mountain_biking">Mountain biking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Mountain biking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Mountain_Bicycling_Association" title="International Mountain Bicycling Association">International Mountain Bicycling Association</a> has designated the mountain biking trails at Bike Taupō as a silver-level IMBA Ride Center.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ride Centers are the IMBA's strongest endorsement of a trail experience.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golf">Golf</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Golf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is home to the Taupo Golf Club which has two courses: the Tauhara golf course<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Centennial course. Other golf courses located near Taupō include Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary, the Kinloch Club Golf Course and the Reporoa Golf Club.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorsports">Motorsports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Motorsports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is home to the <a href="/wiki/Taupo_International_Motorsport_Park" title="Taupo International Motorsport Park">Taupo International Motorsport Park</a>. It has a full international-standard racing circuit.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swimming_pool">Swimming pool</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Swimming pool"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The AC Baths is a swimming pool complex located at 26 AC Baths Avenue. Facilities include two 25-metre lane pools, an outdoor leisure pool with two toddler areas, a sauna, two hydroslides and four private thermal mineral pools.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg/220px-Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg/330px-Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg/440px-Taupo_Mainstreet_And_Domain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>One of the main streets of the Taupō <a href="/wiki/Central_Business_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Business District">CBD</a>, with the Taupo Domain on the left</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō has four high schools: <a href="/wiki/Tauhara_College" title="Tauhara College">Tauhara College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taupo-nui-a-Tia_College" title="Taupo-nui-a-Tia College">Taupo-nui-a-Tia College</a>, Māori immersion <a href="/w/index.php?title=Te_Kura_Kaupapa_Maori_o_Whakarewa_i_Te_Reo_ki_Tuwharetoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tuwharetoa (page does not exist)">Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa i Te Reo ki Tuwharetoa</a> and state integrated <a href="/wiki/Lake_Taupo_Christian_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Taupo Christian School">Lake Taupo Christian School</a>. It also has Wairakei, St Patrick's, Waipahihi, Hilltop, Mount View, Taupō and Tauhara primary schools, and <a href="/wiki/Taupo_Intermediate_School" title="Taupo Intermediate School">Taupo Intermediate School</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure_and_services">Infrastructure and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Infrastructure and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is served by <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_1_(New_Zealand)" title="State Highway 1 (New Zealand)">State Highway 1</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_5_(New_Zealand)" title="State Highway 5 (New Zealand)">State Highway 5</a>, and is on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thermal_Explorer_Highway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thermal Explorer Highway (page does not exist)">Thermal Explorer Highway</a> touring route. All three highways run <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">concurrently</a> along the Eastern Taupō Arterial, which was built in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taupō is one of the few large towns in New Zealand that have never had a link to the national rail network, although there have been <a href="/wiki/Taupo_railway_proposals" class="mw-redirect" title="Taupo railway proposals">proposals</a> in the past.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_Airport" title="Taupō Airport">Taupō Airport</a> is located south of the township. Scheduled services to Auckland and Wellington operate from the airport.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utilities">Utilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Utilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō first received a public electricity supply in 1952, with the commissioning of the Hinemaiaia A hydroelectric power station south of the town. The town was connected to the national grid in 1958, coinciding with the commissioning of Wairakei geothermal power station north of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, <a href="/wiki/Unison_Networks" title="Unison Networks">Unison Networks</a> owns and operates the electricity distribution network in Taupō.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Natural gas arrived in Taupō in 1987. <a href="/wiki/First_Gas" title="First Gas">First Gas</a> operates the gas distribution network in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taupō's fresh water supply is drawn from Lake Taupō. Prior to 2013, there were two separate fresh water systems serving the town: the Lake Terrace system serving the town north of Napier Road, and the Rainbow Point system serving the southern suburbs. In 2013, the Lake Terrace treatment plant was upgraded and the two systems were amalgamated. Acacia Bay has its own dedicated fresh water system.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The local newspaper <i>Taupō Times</i> is owned by <a href="/wiki/Stuff_(company)" title="Stuff (company)">Stuff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Digitisation of the <i>Taupō Times</i> from 1952 was undertaken in a partnership between <a href="/wiki/The_Preserving_Local_History_and_Educational_Trust" title="The Preserving Local History and Educational Trust">The Preserving Local History and Educational Trust</a> and Taupō Museum and Art Gallery.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main category: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Taup%C5%8D" title="Category:People from Taupō">People from Taupō</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bevin" title="Patrick Bevin">Patrick Bevin</a> (born 1991), road racing cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bevan_Docherty" title="Bevan Docherty">Bevan Docherty</a> (born 1977), Olympic triathlete</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumu_Te_Heuheu_T%C5%ABkino_VIII" title="Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII">Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII</a>, Māori Paramount Chief</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Tito" title="James Tito">James Tito</a> actor and musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_van_der_Kaay" title="Nicole van der Kaay">Nicole van der Kaay</a> (born 1996) Olympic triathlete</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa_Wall" title="Louisa Wall">Louisa Wall</a> (born 1972), member of parliament and former national representative netball and rugby union player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Wilde" title="Hayden Wilde">Hayden Wilde</a> (born 1997), Olympic triathlete</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_cities">Twin cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Twin cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Taupō is <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">twinned</a> with:<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hakone,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakone, Kanagawa">Hakone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kulim_District" title="Kulim District">Kulim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noum%C3%A9a" title="Nouméa">Nouméa</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzhou" title="Suzhou">Suzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xi%27an" title="Xi'an">Xi'an</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Delany_Park" title="Owen Delany Park">Owen Delany Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taupo_railway_proposals" class="mw-redirect" title="Taupo railway proposals">Taupō railway proposals</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Taupo_Borough_Council_v_Birnie" title="Taupo Borough Council v Birnie">Taupo Borough Council v Birnie</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taup%C5%8D&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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title="Administrative centre">Seat</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Taupō</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Populated places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mangakino-Pouakani</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80tiamuri" title="Ātiamuri">Ātiamuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangakino" title="Mangakino">Mangakino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marotiri,_New_Zealand" title="Marotiri, New Zealand">Marotiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mokai" title="Mokai">Mokai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohakuri" title="Ohakuri">Ohakuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waih%C4%81h%C4%81" title="Waihāhā">Waihāhā</a></li> 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