Suburbs
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Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesIwitahiRural Area Guide to Farms, Forest and OrchidsDiscover a quiet farming locality on the road from Taupō to Napier, where pine forest hides a remarkable native orchid reserve.Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesBroadlandsRural Area Guide to Dairy Farms and Geothermal CountryHead to Broadlands and follow dairy country along Broadlands Road, where the Ohaaki cooling tower rises over the pumice plains.Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesOhakuriRural Area Guide to Dam, Lake and FarmlandExplore a quiet Waikato River locality where hydro power, an artificial lake and geothermal country meet open farmland.Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesMarotiriRural Area Guide to Farm Country on State Highway 32Head along State Highway 32 to Marotiri, where dairy farms, a rural school and a community hall shape life northwest of Taupō.Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesMokaiRural Area Guide to Geothermal Country and Marae LifeHead to Mokai for open farmland, a working geothermal field and Mōkai Marae, where timber-mill history still shapes a quiet rural locality.Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesOruanuiRural Area Guide to Farmland and Marae LifeHead to Oruanui for open farmland and a Ngāti Tūwharetoa marae on the plateau north of Taupō, where the highway is the main street.Rural and Geothermal LocalitiesRotokawaRural Area Guide to Geothermal Country and Rural LivingDiscover a rural geothermal locality northeast of Taupō, where a bitter lake, steam and lifestyle blocks sit on the volcanic plateau.Lake Taupō SettlementsHatepeVillage Guide to Lakeside Baches and the HinemaiaiaEscape to Hatepe, a quiet lakeside village off State Highway 1, where holiday baches and the Hinemaiaia River meet mountain views.Western Lake Suburbs and VillagesKinlochVillage Guide to Lakeside Living on Whangamatā BayEscape to Kinloch, a sheltered village on Whangamatā Bay, where a marina, golf and lake trails wait just beyond Taupō.Central SuburbsMaunganamuSuburb Guide to Lifestyle Country East of TownExplore Maunganamu on the eastern edge of Taupō, where lifestyle blocks and Mount Tauhara views replace town-centre streets.