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Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Boom Boom blows up in a media frenzy

Supposedly any publicity is good publicity.

Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 29/05/2025

Taupō’s Waikato River walks

Another blue-sky Monday. How fortunate we were especially with the huge downpour on Sunday night and meteorological winter only weeks away.

Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025 Dan Hutchinson 15/05/2025

Welcome to Boom Boom Town

The funds have been raised, work commissioned, and public debate aired. Now, seven-metre-high sculpture Boom Boom is installed at Riverside Park

Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 27/03/2025

Hot stream mysteriously turns green

Taupō’s popular, thermally-heated Otumuheke Stream mysteriously turned green on Friday last week.

Dan Hutchinson 03/03/2025 Dan Hutchinson 03/03/2025

Sneak peak at refurbished Huka Lodge

Huka Lodge has reopened following a $25 million refurbishment.

Dan Hutchinson 20/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 20/02/2025

Work resumes around Control Gates Bridge

Mercury is about to begin the second phase of maintenance work for its Control Gates in Taupō, with traffic management in place.

Dan Hutchinson 16/02/2025 Dan Hutchinson 16/02/2025

Hundreds compete in river swim

Four hundred swimmers zipped down the first 3.3km of the Waikato River from the Control Gates to Hipapatua Reserve on Saturday in the 2025 Huka River Swim.