Taupo District Council

TAUPO — The Taupō District Council has adopted a “Whole of Council” model of governance, which re-inforces a district-wide focus The “Whole of Council” option sees a number of changes which should promote a stronger, more cohesive and efficient governance model.

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TAUPO — Now that the ETA is finished, Council is calling for tenders on a high profile site on Crown Rd, but wants to ensure the maximum benefit for the district A key task for Council is to now sell or lease the land, which it purchased to ensure that the ETA was built, in order to reduce and service debt.

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MANGAKINO — Following wastewater overflows at the Mangakino Wastewater Treatment Plant two years ago, Council is taking action and putting restorative projects in place to compensate the Mangakino community.

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TAUPO — By working together, Taupō District Council and the Department Of Conservation has made a million dollar view even better.

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TAUPO — An Environment Waikato hearings committee has granted Taupo District Council (TDC) a consent that will enable it to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant at Rickit St, Taupo, as long as a range of conditions designed to control odour are met.

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TAUPO — For the third consecutive year, Taupō’s Rural Fire team have stripped down to pose for the popular Taupō Fire Calendar to raise funds for new fire fighting equipment.

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TAUPO — Three world class rowing teams, from Poland, Holland and Switzerland, are competing in the 2010 World Rowing Championships later this month at Lake Karapiro and are basing themselves in the Taupō district.

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TAUPO — Over 50 people attended the first public meeting to hear details on Taupō’s bid to become the Cycling Centre of Excellence for New Zealand Project Manager, Mr Will Samuel reminded people this is a once only opportunity for Taupō to become the official cycling centre of New Zealand and although we had come to the bid late in the game, the momentum was already building.

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TAUPO — The East Taupō Arterial, a 16km highway that runs along the eastern outskirts of Taupō town, was officially opened by Hon.

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TAUPO — The event was held for the local community to get a sneak preview of the East Taupō Arterial (ETA), a road which has been in the pipeline for nearly 40 years, before it opens to traffic later in October.

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TURANGI — A long term plan to attract and retain visitors to Turangi-Tongariro area has received the full support of the Community Board The comprehensive strategy has been prepared by the Turangi-Tongariro Strategy Taskforce Group.

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TAUPO — This Sunday the public will be able to get a sneak preview of the East Taupō Arterial which is due to open to traffic in October.

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TAUPO — This September marks one year to go until Rugby World Cup 2011 kicks off in New Zealand and Taupo is celebrating this milestone with live music and games outside the Great Lake Centre, as well as welcoming the inaugural New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival at Owen Delany Park.

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TAUPO — With the East Taupo Arterial weeks away from completion, Taupo District Council, Fulton Hogan and Taupo Moana Rotary Club and Bikefest Manager Keith Crate are planning a public open day to celebrate this significant event in Taupo history.

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TAUPO — One of the most significant projects in the Council ten year plan is set to proceed after TKMP committee agreed that contracts for design and construction of the Taupo Water Treatment Plant should be sought The upgrade to the Taupo Water Treatment Plant has a budget of $25.2 million and will take place over the next three years.

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TAUPO — The trial run of the first ever webcast of a Council meeting by Taupo District Council was not all smooth sailing but after a few early glitches most feedback is positive.

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TAUPO — Forums will be held next week in Taupo and Turangi for the public hear about the progress being made in preparations for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in Taupo.

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TAUPO — The new Taupo District Libraries website is ready to launch this Thursday with a launch party at the Taupo Public Library, with lots of fabulous prizes and giveaways.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council will undertake a webcast of their next Council meeting on 20 July as part of their new initiative to provide greater access to the Council decision making process and promote openness and transparency.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council have resolved to install a webcam to provide live coverage of Council meetings as well as recording for ‘on-demand’ viewing later.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council’s relationship with local Iwi Tuwharetoa has won the prestigious IPANZ award for Crown-Maori Relationships at the national IPANZ Gen-I Public Sector Excellence Awards ceremony held in Wellington on Friday night.

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TAUPO — A representative from the Irish Rugby Union visited Taupo yesterday, more than a year before their stay for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, and was impressed with what Taupo facilities have to offer.

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TAUPO — Work on the East Taupo Arterial roundabouts has recommenced with construction machinery arriving back on site at the Wairakei Intersection soon to be followed by Anzac Memorial Drive roundabout.

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TAUPO — After avoiding the spotlight for over a year, reluctant hero Tony Holt was honoured to be the recipient of the Royal Humane Society Silver Medal for Bravery on Friday (28 May 2010), for saving a mother and child from a burning car last year.

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TAUPO — Taupo district was awarded the designation of ‘International Safe Community’ on Friday 28 May from the World Health Organisation (WHO), becoming the 13th community in New Zealand, and 186th in the world to achieve the accreditation.

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TAUPO — Mayor Rick Cooper is passionate about transparency and democracy and believes using technology to improve public awareness is the way of the future.

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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Construction of the Crown Road connector road is now underway with completion expected in October 2010 in conjunction with the completion of the East Taupo Arterial (ETA).

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TAUPO — The intersection TV ads’ grim reaper and the infamous ‘wheel of risk’ are making there way around Taupo and Turangi this week to promote a new intersection campaign, with a strangely familiar face under the beard.

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TAUPO — The month of April was a month of achievements as three key milestones were reached in construction of the East Taupo Arterial (ETA).

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TAUPO — All Black of the century Sir Colin “Pinetree” Meads was at a gathering at Owen Delany Park last week to accept the role of Ambassador of Rugby for Taupo 2011, and help celebrate the new naming rights agreement between King Country Rugby and Taupo Venues.

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TAUPO — Six accredited examiners from the World Health Organisation (WHO) visited Taupo last Wednesday (21 April) to judge the district’s application to become an ‘International Safe District’, saying that the districts application was one of the best they had seen.

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TAUPO — AC Baths has gained a Qualmark Enviro-Bronze Award, recognising its high standards in environmental practices.

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TAUPO — Taupo Rural Fire Force attended a fire at Spa Park at 3.30am on the morning of Easter Monday that affected 2 hectares of manuka, pine and scrub, and appears to have been deliberately lit.

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TAUPO — After securing the hosting rights for three teams during the 2011 Rugby World Cup – South Africa, Ireland and Wales - the committee in charge of overseeing preparations and organising events in Taupo district during the Cup is formed and ready to go.

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TURANGI — Town Criers from both sides of the Tasman will battle it out in Turangi on Sunday 11 April in a Trans-Tasman Town Crier clash, as a follow up to the 11th New Zealand Town Crier Competition held in Turangi.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council has today released a proposal to build a massive dome that will cover the entire surface of Lake Taupo, to protect the district’s water supply and, consequently, earn a better water supply rating.

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TAUPO — A major milestone was achieved on the 16km East Taupo Arterial with the successful lift of the new Waikato River network arch bridge into its final position last week.

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TAUPO — New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has just announced that Taupo is one of four New Zealand towns to be shortlisted to become New Zealand’s first walking and cycling model community.

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TAUPO — Previous year’s Ironman volunteers Claire Wakeling and Richard Hine achieved their dream on Saturday, finishing the 2010 Bonita Ironman, Claire in a time of 12.12.23 and Richard in 11.58.38.

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TAUPO — Proposed new transport authority rules to accommodate larger sized trucks and heavier loads, which is due to go before cabinet this year, is raising questions about current design specifications in Taupo.

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TAUPO — Council has notified decisions on Plan Changes 24 and 25 Landscape and Natural Values to the Taupo District Plan after considering an extensive range of public submissions.

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TAUPO — AC Baths has just earned New Zealand Tourism’s official mark of quality, the Qualmark, reconfirming the pool complex as one of New Zealand’s leading tourism offerings.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council is trialling two solar-powered self compacting rubbish bins that automatically compact rubbish.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council today announces that the new masterplanned garden suburb it plans to create to provide around 2,200 new homes in Taupo will be called Tauhara Ridge.

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TURANGI — The long standing friendship between the Turangi-Tongariro community and their sister city Kitashiobara will be renewed in March when the Kitashiobara Mayor will accompany the annual student visitors.

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TAUPO — As part of national Bike Wise month, Mayor Rick Cooper is challenging all cyclists to meet him at the Great Lake Centre on Wednesday morning at 7am for a free breakfast and ride around the domain.

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TAUPO — Councillor Don Ormsby was elected as Deputy Mayor of the Taupo district yesterday by his fellow Councillors.

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TAUPO — To ease congestion during major earthworks at the SH1/SH5 intersection at Wairakei, a detour for all southbound traffic will be put into place for Sunday 14 February.

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TAUPO — ETA Project Manager Ron Boyle says it is fantastic that Broadlands Road has been opened well ahead of schedule.

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TAUPO — Motorists are advised to expect delays north of Taupo at the Wairakei SH1/SH5 intersection.

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TAUPO — Council officers will be travelling around the district with information on the Taupo Urban Commercial and Industrial Structure Plan before returning to hold a number of open days in Taupo town.

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TAUPO — The construction of the East Taupo Arterial reached a significant milestone today (Tuesday 26 Jan 2010) with the successful launch of the base of the Waikato River Network Arch Bridge across the water onto temporary piles.

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TAUPO — Taupo is progressing toward gaining accreditation from the World Health Organization (WHO) as an ‘International Safe Community’.

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TAUPO — With Lake Taupo on our doorstep, it’s hard to imagine a need to conserve water, but that’s the message from the Taupo District Council this summer.

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TAUPO — The Taupo Community Ambassadors have been on the streets of Taupo now for the past two weeks in a summer trial of the new initiative, and have been well received by the public.

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TAUPO — The Taupo Community Ambassadors will be out and about these holidays making Taupo a friendlier and safer place to be.

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TAUPO — A new weather station on the Gascoigne Reserve is now able to tell the rest of New Zealand how hot (or not) it really is in Taupo.

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TAUPO — Centennial Drive, which was closed on Monday to allow bridge beams to be put in place on the new ETA route, was re-opened this morning (Tuesday 22 December) two days ahead of schedule.

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TAUPO — The first of nine concrete bridge beams was lifted into place for the new Centennial Drive Bridge early on Monday morning as another key milestone was reached on the East Taupo Arterial.

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TAUPO — Councillor Christine McElwee has this morning resigned her position as Deputy Mayor of the Taupo District, but will continue her role as a Councillor for the district.

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TAUPO — NZTA have put up an extra $3.8 million to fund the use of ‘foam bitumen’, a longer lasting road surface, for the East Taupo Arterial.

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TAUPO — The South African, Welsh, and Irish international rugby teams will all be calling Taupo home during parts of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council today announces the development of a new garden suburb in Taupo that will provide around 2200 new homes, a wide range of living styles and housing types and benefit Taupo district ratepayers and community for generations to come.

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TAUPO — Next years Annual Plan consultation will include a statement of proposal to change the way destination marketing is delivered in the Taupo District.

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TAUPO — For the second year running, the men of Taupo’s Rural Fire Force have bared almost everything in a calendar to raise money for fire fighting equipment.

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TAUPO — The AC Baths’ Aquatic Programmes Team won the inaugural New Zealand Water Safety Awareness Award for its Swim for Life and Lake Taupo Water Safety programmes.

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TAUPO — The public of Taupo is being urged to get involved and have their say on the Draft Taupo Urban Commercial and Industrial Structure Plan.

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TAUPO — A group of 18 Kanak women, visiting from Noumea, exchanged arts and crafts techniques with local art groups at Wairakei Terraces on Thursday last week.

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TAUPO — Taupo Mayor Rick Cooper is pleased that the NZ Transport Agency have approved funding to enable a connector road in the Crown Road area to address the loss of access due to the construction of the ETA.

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TAUPO — Taupo Mayor Rick Cooper is excited at what is thought to be the remnants of a family of ancient Moa on the ETA highway which is currently being constructed on the outskirts of Taupo.

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TAUPO — Mayor Rick Cooper formally recognised the recipients of the Mayoral Civic Awards at an official ceremony held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night.

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TAUPO — Hilltop School have shown their support for the environment by joining the national ‘Paper 4 Trees’ campaign, and won a recent competition for their efforts.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Councils TKMP committee have agreed to lease a portion of land to the Alpine Sports Trust so they can progress their plans to build an Ice Rink in Taupo.

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TAUPO — Taupo Intermediate School signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Collège Jean Mariotti of Nouméa to become ‘sister-schools’.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council has recently purchased a defibrilltor for the Taupo Public Library, as part of a plan to have these life-saving devices strategically placed in and around the CBD.

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TAUPO — Professor Doug Sellman delivered a challenging and informative lecture at the Suncourt Conference Centre in Taupo on Tuesday night on the topic “Ten things the alcohol industry won’t tell you about alcohol”.

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TURANGI — Taupo District Council adopted amendments to the Dog Control Bylaw today, allowing a new dog exercise area for Turangi, while continuing to ban dogs from the Turangi Shopping Mall.

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TAUPO — A new electronic system of monitoring parking will keep short term parking flowing freely without the need to install paid parking in Taupo’s CBD.

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TAUPO — Representatives of the Taupo Community Garden Trust were commended for their excellent initiative and have been given permission to establish a community garden in Richmond Heights on a trial basis.

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TAUPO — Learn to swim lessons at the AC Baths are now more accessible for school children in Taupo who have respiratory problems thanks to the Taupo Asthma Society.

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TAUPO — The first sculpture from the Taupo Sculpture Trust, “The Cloak of Tia”, was unveiled on Friday evening by Mayor Rick Cooper and Sculpture Trust Chairman Ian Smith in front of a very appreciative crowd.

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TAUPO — Will Shirer has been appointed as the new voluntary Rural Fire Controller for Omori at a recent meeting of the Taupo District Council.

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TAUPO — Taupo Mayor Rick Cooper welcomed eighteen new NZ citizens yesterday at an official Citizenship Ceremony in the Taupo District Council Chambers.

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TAUPO — Planned changes to fine tune the Taupo District Plan are currently underway and will be out for public consultation later this year.

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TAUPO — Following Taupo District Council’s resolution to advocate against the aerial application of 1080, an advocacy group has been formed to carry out Council’s decision.

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TAUPO — The school holidays are over and kids throughout Taupo headed back to school last week.

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TAUPO — Taupo District is already a well known cycling destination and a revised Council strategy to encourage walking and cycling in the district is going out for public consultation.

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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Heavy rain forecast for Friday night and into Saturday morning is expected to turn to snow for the Central North Island.

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TAUPO — Taupo Civil Defence lifted the State of Emergency at 1750 hours.

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TAUPO — Most cars trapped on the Napier Taupo Highway have now been recovered and SH5 will be open later tonight (Tuesday 6 October) - hopefully before dark   Motorists who have been queuing at roadblocks at either end of State Highway 5 will need to remain patient for a little while longer, but it is likely the road will open later tonight before dark.

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TAUPO — Civil Defence in Taupo is busy bussing the drivers of the 168 abandoned cars on SH5 between Napier and Taupo out to retrieve their cars.

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TAUPO — Civil Defence Taupo are advising drivers of abandoned vehicles to make their way to the Great Lake Centre by 9am Tuesday, so the co-ordination effort can get underway   Those being accommodated in the local marae will be picked up by buses in the morning but those in private or commercial accommodation will need to make their way to the Great Lake Centre, in the centre of town, to join the others by 9am.

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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Taupo Civil Defence report roads will remain closed overnight and roadblocks will remain in place until further notice   Some of the closest owners have been reunited with their cars but the majority will need to wait until tomorrow due to the approaching night and continuing poor weather conditions.

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TAUPO — Civil Defence and roading contractors OPUS are currently looking at beginning to retrieve cars but this will need to happen in a methodical manner  beginning with the first block of twenty and then working backwards.

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TAUPO — Heavy snow falls have caused the closure of the Napier-Taupo Highway (State Highway 5), trapping dozens of people in their vehicles.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council will advocate to central government to stop the aerial dropping of 1080 forthwith and to find a sustainable alternative to the use of 1080 poison to eradicate possums.

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TAUPO — In mid-October a section of Broadlands Road will be temporarily closed to allow a 250 tonne crane to lift the concrete bridge beams into place for the new Broadlands Road bridge.

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TAUPO — Taupo District Council adopted the new Code of Practice at a Council meeting on Tuesday, which has incorporated a number of changes based on submissions received.

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TAUPO — Waste from septic tanks will be transported to Taupo Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment once the facility for contractors to dispose of waste is constructed.

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