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Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to Taupo.

This is Taupo. The heart of Aotearoa New Zealand’s beautiful North Island.

At the centre of our region is sparkling Lake Taupo, the great inland sea of New Zealand. As you travel around the lake, you will find every landscape you can imagine. Snow-blanketed winter ski fields and alpine deserts. Ancient forests alive with birdsong. Trout-filled rivers and the thundering Huka Falls. Steaming geothermal valleys with rejuvenating hot springs. Three towering volcanoes in the awesome and otherworldly landscape of Tongariro National Park.

Discover what makes people #LoveTaupo.

Sit back.
Take a moment.
Relax, breathe.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
When your heart skips
that beat, you've found it.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
When your heart skips
that beat, you've found it.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
Any moment now,
that tug at my heart.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
Sit back.
Take a moment.
Relax, breathe.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
When your heart skips
that beat, you've found it.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
When your heart skips
that beat, you've found it.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 
Any moment now,
that tug at my heart.

What is it to be centred? To be where you want to be. Doing what you want to do. Connected to who and what you love, with all your heart. Come back to the centre.

Right in the heart of this place 

Top things to do in Taupo

Create new memories right in the heart of this place

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Romantic winter experiences in Taupo

From sparkling lakes and turquoise rivers to steaming geothermal moonscapes and ancient volcanic terrain to explore, it’s not only the romantic scenery that will take your breath away. 

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Glamping in Taupo 

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A guide to hot pools in Taupo 

Getting outside in winter 

Upcoming events

Food, Gourmet, Wine 26 Aug

The Merchant of Taupo Wine, Craft Beer & Food Expo
Mountain Biking 18 Oct

Craters Classic Mountain Bike Event
Museums 04 Jul - 10 Aug

Wish Upon a Matariki. Once Upon a Lockdown
Cycling 14 Nov

BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
Mind & Body 10 Aug

Fuelling and Recovery for Young Athletes
Aroha Love artisans
Love food

Kim Forsythe

Founder, Baked With Love

Don’t be fooled by the contemporary ‘shipping container chic’ that seems to set Taupo’s Baked With Love premises apart. That sleek industrial façade disguises the soul of an old-fashioned farmhouse kitchen, where founder Kim Forsythe's tempting dishes and decadent special occasion cakes are scattered with violas, cornflowers and edible petals from her home garden.

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Aroha Love landscapes
Love sculpting

Lynden Over

Glass artist, Lava Glass

Glass artist Lynden Over’s award-winning style is distinctive and striking. Working in front of a roaring furnace, he twists and blends molten canes of coloured glass together in a painterly way, swirling and stippling the colour in layers to create dramatic, weighty glass vessels that are sought-after by collectors around the world.

Find out more 
Aroha Love journeys
Love volcanoes

Zhi Yuen Yap

Doctor, hiking guide, photographer

“They say a photograph tells 1000 words, but for me, a photograph only tells part of the story. When you look at a photograph, you are missing out on the sensation of the area, being out there in the cold and the wind.

Find out more 
Aroha Love nature
Love creating

Paul Froggatt

Executive chef, Huka Lodge

For nearly 100 years, the Huka Lodge kitchen has fed guests who come from around the world to catch trout in the luminescent blue-green Waikato River beside the luxury lodge. For five years, chef Paul Froggatt has led Huka Lodge’s kitchen.

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