Thankyou for so much encouraging feedback confirming the silting problems in the Tongariro River plus other issues around the Taupo fishery. There are too many to share them all, but this one from Garry Scrimgeour in particular deserves to be posted. His comments have also been sent to the Taupo MP and the Ombudsman to […]

As mentioned in TRM’s previous blogs, we have been reminded by residents that the damage to the natural environment from the Tongariro Power Scheme extends well beyond the lower Tongariro River pools. The erosion damage around the big lake has taken some fifty plus years to emerge. This is not a recent phenomenon. After being […]

This particular photo – taken in June 2018 – should never have been used for TRM’s blog on Tuesday about one of the future options for Turangi. Such a lineup in the old Bridge Pool is no longer possible. The crowding in this photo was not usual. It was a team learning event with casting […]

Taupō District Council to investigate options for its future (i.e. Not necessarily Turangi’s future) (As TRM have been asked why recent blogs were about rebranding Turangi etc. The main reason was to increase awareness of the unitary process the council are now planning for. See below:) Despite concerns about the tight timeframe, the mayor and […]