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Taupō (Māori pronunciation: [ˈ t a ʉ p ɔː]), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō , which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand.
Taupo town was founded in 1869 as a garrison town during the New Zealand Wars, but remained small due to the poor volcanic soils of the region. It was not until the 1950s that the region started to develop, with forestry and the construction of the Wairakei geothermal power station.
The New Zealand Armed Constabulary erected a fort (dubbed the Tapuaeharuru Redoubt) at the site during Te Kooti's War in 1869, which later grew into the town of Taupō. The region's geothermal activity has brought extensive tourism to the region since the 1870s.
Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; Māori: Taupō-nui-a-Tia or Taupōmoana) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō , which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore.
High-Alumina Basalts of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: Influence of the Crust and Crustal Structure (PDF). p. 36. Map modified from: Spinks, Karl D; Acocella, Valerio; Cole, Jim W; Bassett, Kari N (2005-06-15). "Structural control of volcanism and caldera development in the transtensional Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand".
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College is a state secondary school, [22] [23] with a roll of 1131. [24] The college opened in 1960, replacing the Taupo District High School which operated from 1951 to 1959. [25] Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa I Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa is a composite (Year 1–13) Māori immersion school, [26] with a roll of 164. [27]