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A great outdoorsman
Alan Simmons spent a lifetime making the outdoors a better place, but it was a run-in with a Porsche while shopping for potatoes which has slowed him down.
What’s on around the Taupō District
From rock royalty to life-sized dinosaurs, there’s an event for everyone coming up in the Taupō District over the next few weeks.
Hunters and fishers gather
The Stoney Creek Sika Hind Hunt and Trout Fishing Competition wrapped up with a feast of wild game and live demonstrations on the weekend.
The healing power of trout fishing
A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men.
Fishing for answers
Troy Taylor is tackling mental health one angler at a time.
DOC offers digital lure to hook a fishing licence
Purchasing fishing licences for the Taupō Trout Fishery is now under a new licence sales system managed by the Department of Conservation.
Living life on the fly
Adding ONZM on the end of Peter Hardy Ballantyne Carty’s already lengthy name has earned a fair amount of ribbing from friends and acquaintances.
King’s honours for Taupō residents
Three residents in the greater Taupō district have been honoured with appointments to the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s King’s Birthday honours list.
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