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Welcome to the October 2005 issue of our Lake Taupo E-newsletter for the tourism
trade.
In this newsletter:
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Product Updates: New, Amended & Ceased products
New Walks & Hikes Brochure
Travel Planner – your very own guide to Lake Taupo products
Events – when major events could effect your booking procedures
Award Winning Lake Taupo businesses
PRODUCT UPDATES
NEW PRODUCTS:
NEW! – OPENING November 2005 - Chalet Eiger - Luxury Lodge
Situated in picturesque Acacia Bay on the shores of Lake Taupo with beautiful lake and
mountain views in a tranquil surrounding. Purpose built by a Swiss architect, 4 luxury
rooms. For more information please contact:
Emil & Hea Min Horvath-Gerber
Ph: +64 7 378 7224
Email: [email protected]
NEW! - Great Lake Escapes - Scenic Nature Cruise
Scenic 2 hour nature cruise on beautiful Southern Lake Taupo. The journey is along the
wetland area, habitat of up to 48 species of birds, the shores of Waihi Village , Waihi
Waterfall and much more. Departures daily from Tokaanu wharf. For more information
contact Jolanda on the below details:
Ph: +64 21 251 5901
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.greatlake-escapes.co.nz
AMENDED PRODUCTS:
Tui Oaks Motor Inn
Located on the Lake Terrace , Tui Oaks Motor Inn has closed their Restaurant. For more
information about Tui Oaks visit their website.
Contact: Suzanne & Barry Pugh
Phone: +64 7 348 8305
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.tuioaks.co.nz
The Honey Hive
New Zealand ’s largest range of pure native honeys - FREE entry with FREE honey and
liquor tasting. We retail honey beer, mead, wine & liqueurs; nature’s health and skin-
care; unique gifts and souvenirs. Experience live hive viewing and interactive bee
displays.
Karetoto Rd (off Huka Falls Rd ) SH1
Ph: +64 7 374 8553
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.honeyhivetaupo.com
Prawn Farm
Try your luck at catching PRAWNS participating in our new Prawn Fishing Activity. Guests
are able to buy a fishing licence entitling them to catch live prawns from one of the
architecturally designed “Fishing Shacks” or from the edge of the ponds. We will then
have any prawns caught cooked to perfection in the Prawn Farm Restaurant or guests
can take them home to cook or BBQ. This new activity is exciting and fun for all the
family.
For more information contact:
Adrienne Thompson – Sales & Marketing Manager
Ph: +64 7 3748474
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.prawnfarm.co.nz
Haka Trails
Haka Trails have made a significant change - expanding to include other tourist
attractions in its itinerary that clients might wish to engage. For example, in Oct we are
taking a dozen clients from Aus out on Mt Tongariro (skiing, snowboarding etc) and we
are also putting down a hangi kai together. In Nov we are taking another group from
Rhode Is out quad-biking, fishing & bush walking, but they also want to learn as much as
they can about Maori culture while we do this.
For more information contact:
Contact: Tanera Reihana, Managing Director
Phone: (+64-7) 377 6016
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hakatrails.co.nz
Mountain Air
Mountain Air now offer a 15 minute sightseeing flight around the Ruapehu and Tongariro
National Park area. The flight departs from a grass high country sheep station air strip at
the base of Mt Ruapehu. The flight route includes parts of the National Park and other
areas of the Volcanic Plateau. This is an opportunity for you to view and hear about New
Zealand history, volcanic activity, our Ngati Tuwharetoa Maori tribe heritage and gift to
New Zealand and the crops and farming aspects of the Ruapehu District. Features:
Informative and educational commentary from your pilot; rural and farming aspects; The
Grand Chateau; parts of the Tongariro Crossing and thermal activity; New Zealand
Native Forest Reserves; the Rarimu Spiral a main trunk line hill climb engineering feat,
and more….. $75 per person. Minimum 2 people.
For more information contact:
Robyn McKenzie – Director
Ph: +64 7 892 2812
www.mountainair.co.nz
[email protected]
CEASED BUSINESSES:
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Lake Taupo Super Bowl has ceased operating indefinitely
The Restaurant at Tui Oaks Motor Inn has closed indefinitely
Hikes & Walks Brochure
The Lake Taupo region has some of the finest examples of untouched, unspoilt,
uncrowded walkways and hiking tracks in New Zealand and now visitors to the region will
be aware of all that are available in Lake Taupo in a colourful new 45 page brochure
entitled ‘A guide to walks and hikes around the Lake Taupo district’. The Lake Taupo area
owes its spectacular scenery to its location in an active volcanic zone. Like all other
consumer targeted Lake Taupo brochures the Walks and Hikes guide is available from the
Taupo and Turangi i-SITE Visitor Centres. If you would like a copy of this booklet please
email Megan.
Lake Taupo Travel Planner Manual
By now you would have received the Lake Taupo 205/6 Travel Planner Manual. If you
would like additional copies please email Megan.
Events Update
Lake Taupo is often referred to as the Event Capital of New Zealand. To ensure you are
informed when the big events are being held – and when accommodation may be a
struggle, please log onto www.laketauponz.com/events
Award Winning Lake Taupo Business
Lake Taupo Café Wins ‘Best Café’
For the 2nd year running as well as only its 2nd year under the ownership of Greg & Julie
Heffernan, Zest café has won Best Café Central North Island , NZ, 2005 in the national
café awards”. Cafes all over NZ are anonymously assessed for their coffee, food and
service. Zest was praised for its superb café fare in the cabinet as well as interesting and
tasty café menu and fantastic coffee.
For up to the minute updates log onto: ‘Hot News’ on
www.LakeTaupoNZ.com/hotnews
Remember… Lake Taupo, Think Fresh!
Kind Regards
Megan Thompson-Abdallah
Marketing Manager
DESTINATION LAKE TAUPO
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