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Dan Hutchinson 05/02/2026 Dan Hutchinson 05/02/2026

Good sort keeps it green

Rachel Thompson, environmental educator for Kids Greening Taupō, is this month’s Harcourts Taupō Good Sort for her work in preventing invasive gold clams from entering Lake Taupō.

Dan Hutchinson 04/12/2025 Dan Hutchinson 04/12/2025

Service with a smile

People are getting a little more than fast food when they turn up to the drive through at McDonalds Taupō these days.

Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2025

Jilly the Pink Walk hero

Jilly Stanaway has plenty of reasons to put her time and energy into the annual Taupō Pink Walk fundraiser.

Dan Hutchinson 14/08/2025 Dan Hutchinson 14/08/2025

Triumph over adversity

Michael Brennan is dealing with a fair bit of adversity in his life at the moment but he continues to share his time to help others.

Dan Hutchinson 10/07/2025 Dan Hutchinson 10/07/2025

‘Good Sort’ is a net gain to Taupō

When people think of Taupō netball, Julia Panoa’s name is usually not far away.

Kim Manunui 10/04/2025 Kim Manunui 10/04/2025

He’s the man for the job

When they talk about top brass they’re probably talking about Gary Collins. Gary has been offloading his brand of goodness up and down the Taupō District for a couple of decades and is this month’s Harcourt’s Taupō Good Sort.