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A byte of computer history
Lew Solomon is hoping to track down a piece of computer history, featured in the Taupō Times on June 4, 1970.
Upside down Taupō stamp fetches huge price
A New Zealand postage stamp has sold for $260,000 - the highest amount ever paid.
Bringing history to life
For 40 years members of the Lake Taupo Genealogy group have been poring through old books, shipping records, electoral roles, births, deaths and marriages records.
Putting names to faces
It’s the ultimate case of putting names to faces, involving a famous New Zealand photographer and a slice of Taupō history.
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