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Story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Lake Taupō

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Lake Taupō

In 1926 Ngāti Tūwharetoa ceded the bed of Lake Taupō and its tributaries to the government in return for an annual payment. These resources have now been returned to the tribe.

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Martin Wikaira, Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Mountains and lakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1186/lake-taupo (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Martin Wikaira, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.