events showcase 9-25 JUL
Malcolm Flowers Insurances Taupō Winter Festival Fri, 9 – Sun, 25 July Taupō taupōwinterfestival.co.nz
This year sees an exciting 30+ events scheduled over the July School holidays, including some perfect opportunities to kick your heels up with friends and colleagues. Our top picks? The Life’s a Bitch Theatre Show presented by Harcourts will leave you in stitches of laughter, while the annual charity evening the Le Pine & Co. Gin & Jive event is always a sell out and has been described by attendees as ‘one of Taupō’s best nights of the year’.
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11-25 JULY Kids' Fishing Sun, 11 – Sun, 25 July Tongariro National Trout Centre, 257 State Highway 1, Turangi $45 per child. For more details and to book go to troutcentre.com troutcentre.com
Kids' fishing days are held every school holidays at the children's fishing pond at the Tongariro National Trout Centre. The Tongariro National Trout Centre Society assists children between the ages of 6 and 14 to catch a trout with a fly rod, while passing on valuable messages about trout fishing. The fish is weighed and measured and a certificate issued. Includes gear, licence, instructor, certificate of catch, filleting and smoking of the fish. 100% success rate. Take away or eat fresh.
Run Taupō Trail Series Cougar Trail Run: Sat, 10 July Craters Trail Run: Sun, 22 August Kinloch Offroad Challenge: Sat, 11 September Taupō area runtaupo.co.nz
Keep fit and active all winter with the newly refreshed Run Taupō Trail Series that will take you to the best places and spaces around beautiful Taupō. Two brand new events will wow even the most seasoned runners and walkers – and Kinloch remains home to some of the best trails in New Zealand. Series entrants get a rad hoody and all finishers in each event get a sweet medal.
