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| Country |  New Zealand |
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| Region | Waikato |
| Territorial authority | Taupo District |
| Ward | Taupo |
| Settled | pre-European |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Borough status | 1953 |
| Named for | orginates from Taupō-nui-a-Tia, meaning "great cloak of Tia" in Maori |
| Electorate | Taupo |
| Government | |
| - MP | Mark Burton (Labour) |
| - Mayor | Rick Cooper |
| Area | |
| - Territorial | 6,970 km² (2,691. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The region is the top tier of Local government in New Zealand. Territorial authorities are the second tier of Local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. The Taupo District covers 6350 km² of land as well as a further 610 km² of lake area both in Lake Taupo, New Zealand 's largest lake and also in In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Richard Mark Burton (known as Mark Burton) (born 16 January 1956) is a New Zealand politician The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
| - Territorial | 32,418 |
| - Density | 4. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 65/km² (12/sq mi) |
| - Urban | 23,000 |
| Time zone | NZST (UTC+12) |
| - Summer (DST) | NZDT (UTC+13) |
| Postcode | 3330 |
| Area code(s) | 07 |
| Local iwi | Ngāti Tūwharetoa |
Taupo (pronounced [taupoː] in Māori) is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. History On 2 November 1868, New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed nationally and was perhaps the first country to do so UTC+12 is a Time zone for the following locations Fiji Gilbert Islands, Kiribati Marshall Islands Daylight saving time ( DST UTC+13 is a Time zone for the following locations Enderbury Kiribati (Phoenix Islands Time New Zealand Daylight Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In New Zealand society iwi (iwi form the largest everyday Social units in Māori populations. Ngāti Tūwharetoa is an Iwi ( Māori tribe descended from Ngātoro-i-rangi, the priest who navigated the Arawa canoe to New Zealand Lake Taupo is a Lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region. The Taupo District Council is a local council located in the Central North Island of New Zealand.
Taupo has a population of 22,300 (2006 census). In 1953, Taupo was officially constituted as a borough[1], but from 1989 it has been administered by the Taupo District Council, the district including both Taupo itself and the surrounding hinterland. Despite this, it is occasionally referred to as a city. After the local government reforms of 1989 the term "city" began to take on two meanings in New Zealand.
The name Taupo comes from Māori Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Literally translated, it means "The great cloak of Tia" where Tia is the name of the discoverer of the lake.
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Geography
Taupo is located at the outlet of Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake, in the north-east corner of the lake where it discharges the Waikato River. Lake Taupo is a Lake situated in the North Island of New Zealand. The Waikato River is the longest River in New Zealand. In the North Island, it runs for 425 Kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount The river flows over one of New Zealand's most spectacular waterfalls, Huka Falls, a short distance north of the town. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock The Huka Falls are a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River that drains Lake Taupo in New Zealand. Taupo is a centre of volcanic and geothermal activity and hot springs suitable for bathing are located at several places in the vicinity. The volcanic mountain of Mount Tauhara lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) to the east. Mount Tauhara is a dormant Stratovolcano, reaching 3569 feet (1088 m above sea level situated within the Taupo caldera towards the southern end of the Taupo
Taupo is situated on a stretch of State Highway 1, running concurrenly with State Highway 5. State Highway 1 is the most significant road in the New Zealand roading network. A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway State Highway 5 is the second shortest of New Zealand 's eight national highways. It is one of the few centres in New Zealand that were never linked to the rail network.
Taupo's neighbourhoods include Wharewaka, Nukuhau, Richmond Heights, Mount View, Acacia Bay, Rainbow Point, Tauhara, Hilltop, Gradwell, Taupo CBD, Five Mile Bay, Wairakei and Waitahanui. Wharewaka is a suburb of Taupo, New Zealand. It stretches from Rainbow Point to Five Mile Bay on the west side of State Highway 1 Nukuhau is a Suburb of Taupo, New Zealand. It lies north of the waikato river Richmond Heights is a Suburb of Taupo, New Zealand. It lies to the east of Rainbow Point and south of Mountain View. Acacia Bay is a community on a small inlet on the western shores of Tapuaeharuru Bay Lake Taupo in New Zealand. Rainbow Point is a Suburb of Taupo. It lies north of Wharewaka and west of Richmond Heights. Tauhara is a Suburb of Taupo in New Zealand. It lies just north of Hilltop and east of Mount View. Hilltop is a Suburb of Taupo. It lies south of Tauhara. Hilltop is the location of Hilltop School, Taupo Intermediate School and the Gradwell is a Suburb of Taupo. To the south lies Rainbow Point to the north is Hilltop. Five Mile Bay is a small suburb of Taupo, New Zealand. It is located south of Wharewaka and north of Waitahanui on State Highway 1 Wairakei is the name of a power station small settlement and a geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupo, in the centre of the North Island
The small but growing satellite town of Kinloch, where a Jack Nicklaus golf resort is being constructed, is 20 kilometres west along the lake. Kinloch is a small but growing town on the most northerly bay of Lake Taupo 20 kilometres northwest of Taupo on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus.
Economy
Taupo is a tourist centre, particularly in the summer, as it offers panoramic views over the lake and to the volcanic mountains of Tongariro National Park to the south. Tongariro It offers a number of tourist activities including sky diving, jet boating and paragliding.
Taupo services a number of surrounding plantation pine forests including Kaingaroa Forest, the largest manmade forest in the world, and related industry. Kaingaroa Forest is the largest forest in the North Island of New Zealand, and the largest plantation in the southern hemisphere A large sawmill is sited approximated 3km to the north east of the town on Centennial Drive.
The Wairakei geothermal power station is a few kilometres north of the town. Wairakei is the name of a power station small settlement and a geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupo, in the centre of the North Island In Geology, geothermal refers to heat sources within the planet
Education
Taupo has three high schools: Tauhara College, Taupo Nui-a-Tia College and the private Lake Taupo Christian School. Tauhara College is a medium-sized decile five school in Taupo, New Zealand. It also has Waipahihi, Hilltop, Mount View, Taupo and Tauhara primary schools, and Taupo Intermediate School. Taupo Intermediate School is a medium sized school (year 7 and year 8 located in Taupo, New Zealand.
Sporting events
Since the mid-1990s Taupo has become increasingly popular as a venue for major sporting events, increasingly of an international nature. The town's compact size, clean environment, central location and supportive council and community have been cited as the reasons for this. Major events in Taupo include:
- A1 Grand Prix
- Ironman New Zealand
- Maxxis FIM International Six Day Enduro
- Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
- Great Lake Relay
- World Water Ski Racing Championships
- Levene Half Marathon
Climate
| Weather averages for Taupo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 ISDE redirects here ISDE also stands for the International Society of Doctors for the Environment. The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand 's largest mass participation cycling event The Great Lake Relay is an annual team running event over approximately 160 km 3 (74) | 23. 3 (74) | 20. 9 (70) | 17. 6 (64) | 14. 1 (57) | 11. 8 (53) | 11. 2 (52) | 12. 1 (54) | 14. 1 (57) | 16. 5 (62) | 19 (66) | 21. 3 (70) | 16. 9 (62) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11. 5 (53) | 11. 6 (53) | 10. 2 (50) | 7. 4 (45) | 4. 9 (41) | 3. 4 (38) | 2. 2 (36) | 3 (37) | 4. 7 (40) | 6. 6 (44) | 8. 4 (47) | 10. 1 (50) | 7. 1 (45) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 85 (3. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 3) | 77 (3) | 83 (3. 3) | 74 (2. 9) | 87 (3. 4) | 99 (3. 9) | 105 (4. 1) | 109 (4. 3) | 90 (3. 5) | 102 (4) | 85 (3. 3) | 108 (4. 3) | 1,102 (43. 4) |
| Source: NIWA Climate Data[2] 1971 – 2000 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Taupo. Taupo Airport is a small airport 8km to the south of Taupo township on the eastern shores of Lake Taupo, New Zealand. Taupo Motorsport Park (also known as the Taupo Race Track) is a motorsports circuit located in Broadlands Road Taupo, New Zealand. There have been a number of proposals to build a Taupo Line as a branch railway linking the township of Taupo in the central North Island of New Zealand The Taupo Times is one of the local newspapers of Taupo, New Zealand, along with the Taupo Weekender Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (1966 was the first major Encyclopedia about New Zealand to be published
- ^ Climate Data. NIWA. Retrieved on November 2, 2007. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- The district council's site
- Destination Lake Taupo
- Taupo's Wikitravel page
- Turangi and Lake Taupo Website
- Taupo Street Map
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