Taupō District Council has proposed an 8.4% average rates increase for 2025/26, slightly above the forecast figure, as councillors make tough decisions on service delivery.
Taupō District Council has proposed an average rates increase of 8.4 per cent for the financial year beginning 1 July 2025, marginally higher than the 8.3 per cent forecast in the Long-term Plan adopted last September.
The Council revealed at yesterday's meeting that unplanned cost increases, including central government's Local Water Done Well reforms and rises in insurance, finance costs, depreciation and committed contracts, added over $2 million to the Council's expenditure.
The Department of Conservation has approved Whakapapa Holdings Limited's application to operate Whakapapa ski field for the next decade, ensuring the facility will be open for the 2025 winter season.
Tremains Real Estate has signed on as the naming rights sponsor for the Volunteer Great Lake Taupō Service Awards, with the newly appointed Taupō manager Sarah Davidson calling it "a huge opportunity" for the company.
Speakers at Taupō's Anzac Day dawn and civic commemorations noted that courage and belief in 'doing the right thing' were part of the Anzac spirit.
Future upgrades and expansion of health services in Tūrangi are on the cards with a financial boost from King Country Trust. Feedback is being sought at a public meeting this Wednesday.
NZ Police are hosting an information evening for potential recruits at the Great Lake Centre on May 28th.
The Department of Conservation has approved Whakapapa Holdings Limited's application to operate Whakapapa ski field for the next decade, ensuring the facility will be open for the 2025 winter season.
The Taupō community is invited to celebrate the arrival of the new H145 Greenlea Rescue Helicopter and its vital rescue winch at an action-packed open day on May 11.
Tremains Real Estate has signed on as the naming rights sponsor for the Volunteer Great Lake Taupō Service Awards, with the newly appointed Taupō manager Sarah Davidson calling it "a huge opportunity" for the company.
