Recent stories
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Spa Park in a spin
Almost 200 disc-golfers, including 64 professional players will have Taupō’s Spa Park in a spin next weekend for the 2026 Discraft Australasian Open.
Concrete surface for popular track
The winding path down to Otumuheke Stream track at Spa Park is being concreted.
Obstacle course racer plummets off rope swing
Footage of Taupō woman Louisa Redward’s spectacular, unplanned dismount from a rope swing, that saw her land 50 metres down a bank has gone viral on social media.
Taupō in a spin over disc golf
Over the last week, Taupō has welcomed, entertained, challenged and befriended world disc royalty at the now legendary Spa Park Disc Golf Course.
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