Taupō District let's help slow the spread of Covid-19

Darren Petry from Taupō District Council

Let’s all do our part and stay at home to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

As a result of the Government’s move to Alert Level 4, all Taupō District Council community facilities are now closed for at least the next four weeks.

The facilities closed are:
● Taupō, Turangi and Mangakino libraries
● Taupō Museum
● AC Baths and Turtle Pools
● All playgrounds
● Great Lakes Centres
● Events Centre
● Rockwall
● Fitness Studio
● Superloo
● Turangi, Taupō and Mangakino Customer Service Centres
● All community halls
● Three council-managed freedom camping areas at Hipapatua/Reid’s Farm, Whakamaru Domain, Mangakino Recreation Reserve
● All public toilets
The landfill transfer stations across the district are open for disposing of bagged rubbish and for essential commercial services only. We will not be accepting any green waste, recycling or any other materials.

KERBSIDE RUBBISH COLLECTION services will continue to be made on your normal collection day, however, kerbside recycling services will not be operating over the four-week lockdown, as the sorting facilities involve close contact for staff.

As we move to support the district to self-isolate, all council capital projects have been put on hold, for at least four weeks. This includes major projects like the Great Lake Walkway upgrade, Miro St upgrade and Acacia Bay / Wiley Terrace retaining walls. This does not affect any essential services like water or wastewater network issues which will be dealt with during the four week period.

Our service centres may be closed but our friendly call centre team are here to help you with any council-related inquiries you may have over this four-week lock-down period. Whether you want to discuss setting up a direct debit for your rates payments on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis or you would like to report an issue, the team will be able to assist. You can contact them by phone: 0800 ASK TDC (0800 275 832) or emailing info@taupo.govt.nz Learn more