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House for Hospice gets a roof
Lake Taupō Hospice ceo talks to those working on the house that will be auctioned off to raise funds. Photo: Dan Hutchinson
Taupō builders claim regional awards
Taupō firm Beck Building has won the Supreme House of the Year in the Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau Master Builders House of the Year Awards.
The house for Hospice
The old Ebbet car yard on the corner of Ruapehu and Paoroa Hapi Street came alive on Monday this week as a house-building fundraiser got underway for Lake Taupō Hospice.
Building on success
Taupō apprentice Ryan Colquhoun has claimed top spot at the Taupō heats of the New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge.
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