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Lake Taupō has a perimeter of approximately 193 km (120 mi) and a maximum depth of 186 m (610 ft). It is drained by the Waikato River (New Zealand's longest river), and its main tributaries are the Waitahanui River, the Tongariro River, and the Tauranga Taupō River. It is a noted trout fishery with stocks of introduced brown and rainbow trout.
Hilltop is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The suburb is close to Lake Taupō, Taupō Central and several schools. [3] It includes high-value homes with lake views. [3] [4] Part of the suburb suffered a major power surge in January 2018. [5]
Tauhara had a population of 1,803 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 264 people (17.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 225 people (14.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 603 households.
Waihi Village, also known as Little Waihi, is a small Māori community of around 25 households [1] on the southwestern shores of Lake Taupō seven kilometres northwest of Tūrangi, New Zealand. It has been the site of three major landslides , in 1910, 1846 and around 1780, which killed over 200 people in total. [ 2 ]
Motutere is a small township on the southeastern shore of Lake Taupō in New Zealand's Waikato region. [1] It lies on Motutere Bay, close to the popular diving location, Te Poporo / Bulli Point, and approximately halfway between Taupō and Tūrangi, to both of which it is connected by SH1.
The name is the subject of a 1960 song by the New Zealand balladeer Peter Cape. [ 11 ] It appears in the 1976 (re-released in 1979) single "The Lone Ranger" by British band Quantum Jump , which featured in the title sequence of the second series of The Kenny Everett Video Show .
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 (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. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. [2]