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Apartments, Taupō waterfront, 2007

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Apartments, Taupō waterfront, 2007

Taupō and Rotorua remain popular holiday towns. Each new decade has seen more elaborate and luxurious ‘holiday’ accommodation built along the lakefronts of both districts.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – The North Island’s playground, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15199/apartments-taupo-waterfront-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.