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Dan Hutchinson 29/10/2026 Dan Hutchinson 29/10/2026

Graffiato 2026

About a dozen artists filled a laneway in Taupō over Labour weekend, turning the forgotten spot into a collection of surprises

Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2026 Dan Hutchinson 22/10/2026

Sean and Evelyn Duffell drove up from Wellington earlier this week to prepare for Graffiato.

Dan Hutchinson 08/10/2026 Dan Hutchinson 08/10/2026

Graffiato is back for its 16^th year and will be a little bit different this time around with all the artists working on the same laneway.

Dan Hutchinson 30/10/2025 Dan Hutchinson 30/10/2025

One of the feature pieces of this year’s Graffiato Festival is a Taupō slant on Tourism New Zealand’s 100% Pure New Zealand logo.