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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.
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.
Jilly the Pink Walk hero
Jilly Stanaway has plenty of reasons to put her time and energy into the annual Taupō Pink Walk fundraiser.
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.
‘Good Sort’ is a net gain to Taupō
When people think of Taupō netball, Julia Panoa’s name is usually not far away.
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.
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