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Going in to bat for the little guy
Long-tailed bats (pekapeka) have been detected in Taupō's Botanical Gardens, the first time there has been evidence of them in the town.
Engines rumbling for green machine
Greening Taupō’s 2026 planting season is in the starting blocks and ready for the green light this weekend.
Planting seeds of knowledge
Taupō is producing a generation of young people with a huge understanding of the ecology they live in, and ground-breaking education is starting to be picked up in other regions.
Celebrating 10 years of planting
Kids Greening Taupō’s 10th birthday on Saturday (September 20) at Spa Park was an opportunity for those who helped establish the organisation and those running it now to muse on how it had survived and its success today.
Growing a future
The Wairakei Community is on a restoration journey, building community spirit and restoring the taiao (environment) one event at a time.
Unlucky tree gets the chop
A protected oak tree in Tūrangi has been recommended for removal after it was accidentally over-pruned last year. The large red oak in Taupahi Road was severely pruned instead of just having two overhanging branches trimmed as requested.
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