Taupo travel guide

Top 10 sights in Taupo

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   Taupō Volcano

   Lake Taupō, in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, fills the caldera of the Taupō Volcano, a large rhyolitic supervolcano.

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   Tongariro River

   The Tongariro River is a river in the North Island of New Zealand. The part of the Waikato River from the Waihohonu Stream, down to Lake Taupō, was formally named the Tongariro River in 1945.

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   Wairakei Power Station

   The Wairakei Power Station is a geothermal power station near the Wairakei Geothermal Field in New Zealand. Wairakei lies in the Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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   Pihanga

   Pihanga is a 1,326 metres andesitic volcanic peak in the North Island Volcanic Plateau, located to the north of Mount Tongariro, between Tongariro and Lake Taupō. The nearest town to Pihanga is Tūrangi.

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   Whakamaru Dam

   Whakamaru Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, adjacent to the town of Whakamaru in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the fourth hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River.

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   Reporoa caldera

   The Reporoa Caldera is a 10 by 15 km (6.2 by 9.3 mi) caldera in New Zealand's Taupō Volcanic Zone located in the Taupō-Reporoa Basin.

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   Tauhara

   Mount Tauhara is a dormant lava dome volcano in New Zealand's North Island, reaching 1,088 metres above sea level.

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   Tauranga Taupō River

   The Tauranga Taupō River is a river of the Hawke's Bay and Waikato Regions of New Zealand's North Island.

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   Waitahanui River

   The Waitahanui River is a river in the North Island of New Zealand.

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    Te Mihi Power Station

    The Te Mihi Power Station is a 166 MW geothermal power station owned and operated by Contact Energy, located north of Taupō in New Zealand.

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   Aratiatia Power Station

   Aratiatia Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand.

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   Atiamuri Power Station

   Ātiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the third of eight hydroelectric power stations on the Waikato River.

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   Kuratau River

   The Kuratau River is a river of the centre of New Zealand's North Island.

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   Mokomokonui River

   The Mokomokonui River, also known as the Mokomokonui Stream is a river of the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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