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Health warning issued for Lake Ohakuri
NewsToi Te Ora Public Health media release: A health warning has been issued for Lake Ohakuri following a suspected bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
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Kinloch water treatment set to improve
NewsDesign work for a new water treatment plant for Kinloch is nearly complete and construction of the plant is expected to get underway next year.
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Dogs to be on leads at Besley Park
NewsThe Taupō District Council Control of Dogs Bylaw 2021 has been updated following a review period, public consultation and consideration of the feedback.
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Upgrade to Tongariro Street toilets
NewsAn internal building renewal for the Tongariro North Domain toilet block is getting underway.
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State highway road repairing and resealing
NewsState highways in the Taupō area will be repaired and resealed during coming months, as the Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency spring/summer road maintenance programme gets underway.
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Three Waters process - Statement from Mayor and Councillors
NewsOn 27 October the Minister of Local Government announced that the government’s three waters reform will proceed by way of central government mandate.
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Three Waters process hugely flawed
NewsTaupō District Council is deeply concerned the government has effectively mandated their sweeping reform of “Three Waters”.
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Work to start on installing new water pipe under Control Gates Bridge
NewsWork on connecting Acacia Bay and Mapara residents to the Taupō town water supply is going great, and one of the final remaining pieces of the puzzle gets underway next week.
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Valve testing to boost water infrastructure
NewsOur infrastructure team will be testing back flow valves on the water supply network in Turangi, Tokaanu, Motuoapa and Motutere in the coming months to help keep the system in good shape.
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Innovative technology implemented in ETA project
NewsIt's all hands on deck, with the ETA shared path project in full swing.
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Work on new dump station nearing completion
NewsA new dump station serving recreational vehicles being constructed at Stag Park is nearing completion.
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First street complete in revitalisation project
NewsThe Turangi Street Revitalisation Project has been making steady progress despite uncooperative weather and COVID-19 restrictions.
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More bilingual signs for Turangi CBD
NewsFollowing on from the well-received new bilingual signs put up Turangi’s central business district earlier in the year, a new set of signs has now been installed.
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Exhibition opens up a view Through Female Eyes
NewsAn exhibition of artist’s Gillian Cronin’s acrylic paintings celebrating the lives of ordinary women in the world’s developing countries, “Through Female Eyes”, opens at Taupō Museum this Saturday.
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Labour weekend opening hours
NewsKerbside rubbish and recycling collections will be running as normal on Labour Day, so if Monday is your usual pickup day please make sure everything is kerbside by the normal time of 7.30am.
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New Tongariro Playground is a go
NewsIt's a wrap folks! Work on the Tongariro Domain playground upgrade that began in June 2021 is now complete – and tamariki from our Taupō schools have been putting it through its paces this week.
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Town Centre Transformation proceeds apace
NewsDespite some challenges due to weather and COVID-19, it’s full steam ahead on turning our town centre into an area that will do us proud for decades to come.
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Kinloch wastewater treatment plant upgrade nearing completion
NewsWork to increase capacity at the Kinloch wastewater treatment plant has been progressing well, with work continuing throughout lockdown under strict COVID-19 protocols.
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Smoke testing to get underway in Turangi
NewsSmoke testing of parts of the wastewater system in Turangi will get underway in the coming weeks to help locate any possible faults and any stormwater connection that might be connected to the sewer.
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Tītīraupenga St / Spa Rd intersection works to get underway next week
NewsFrom Monday 18 October, we are expecting work to begin on transforming the Tītīraupenga Street / Spa Road intersection and installing traffic lights here.
