Holiday information 2018/2019
There's a lot to know about what's happening in the Taupo District over the festive season, so here is some information you might find useful. From everybody at Taupo District Council, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Council office hours over the festive season
| Date | Opening hours |
|---|---|
| Monday 24 December | Close at 1pm |
| Christmas Day | Closed |
| Boxing Day | Closed |
| Thursday 27 December | 9am to 3pm |
| Friday 28 December | 9am to 3pm |
| Monday 31 December | 9am to 3pm |
| New Years Day | Closed |
| Wednesday 2 January 2019 | Closed |
| Thursday 3 January 2019 | Normal office hours resume* |
If you need to contact the council at any time, you can call 0800 ASK TDC (0800 275 832). This is a 24/7 service.
During office hours, please call the phone numbers below.
Taupo main office, 46 Horomatangi Street, Taupo. Ph +64 7 376 0899.
Turangi office, Town Centre, Turangi. Ph +64 7 386 7017.
Mangakino office, Civic Centre, Rangatira Drive, Mangakino. Ph +64 7 8828191.
*Please see our Contact Us page for more information, including our normal opening hours for each of our office locations.
Refuse and recycling collection
Christmas week
This year Christmas falls on a Tuesday, which means our collection schedule is affected. For the week of December 24-28, the table below shows what day your rubbish and recycling will be collected.
| USUAL COLLECTION DAY: | WILL BE COLLECTED ON: |
|---|---|
| Monday 24 December | Monday 24 December (As normal) |
| Tuesday 25 December | Wednesday 26 December |
| Wednesday 26 December | Thursday 27 December |
| Thursday 27 December | Friday 28 December |
| Friday 28 December | Friday 28 December (As normal) |
New Year's Day week
Rubbish and recycling collection days remain as normal for January 1 and 2.
Please have your rubbish and recycling kerbside by 7.30am on the day of collection. Remember, only plastic types 1 and 2 can now be recycled - all other plastic goes in the rubbish. Please flatten cardboard boxes and remove lids from washed plastic bottles to help our hardworking contractors.
To check the collection day for your area and find out more about what can be recycled visit our rubbish and recycling pages.
Landfill and Transfer Stations
Landfill, resource recovery centres and transfer stations will have normal operating hours except for Christmas Day when all facilities will be closed.
Find out more about our refuse and recycling services here.
Libraries and Museum
Taupo District Libraries
All Taupo District Libraries are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and January 2.
Normal opening hours apply on all other days.
View the opening hours for Taupo District Libraries here.
Taupo Museum
Taupo Museum is closed on Christmas Day, but otherwise open daily from 10am to 4.30pm.
Leisure facilities
AC Baths and Turtle Pools Turangi
The AC Baths and Turtle Pools Turangi will be open every day throughout the holiday period apart from Christmas Day. Opening hours will be reduced slightly on some days during the festive season.
View the opening hours for the AC Baths here.
View the opening hours for Turtle Pools Turangi here.
Mangakino Community Pool
The Mangakino Community Pool is open during the school holidays (weather permitting). During this period, the pool is open daily between12.30pm and 4.30pm, except for Christmas Day when the pool is closed.
Indoor Rockwall
The Rockwall is closed in December due to the resurfacing of the stadium floor and will reopen on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 1pm. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
View the opening hours for the Rockwall in January 2019.
Fitness Studio
The Fitness Studio will be open every day throughout the holiday period apart from Christmas Day. Opening hours will be reduced slightly on some days during the festive season.
Group Fitness and Aqua classes finish for the year on Saturday, December 15. Classes resume in the New Year on Monday, January 7, 2019 with a new summer timetable taking effect!
View the Fitness Studio opening hours and new 2019 summer timetable.
Other useful information
Animal management and noise control
Regulatory services, like animal management and noise control, will be available over the Christmas period. They can be contacted through the regular after hours phone service on 07 376 0899 or 0800 ASKTDC.
Dog exercise areas
A handy map of dog exercise areas and dog restricted areas is available here.
Alcohol ban
We want you to have fun this New Year period, but it's important to do it safely and be responsible. Over the New Year period from 12 noon December 27 until 7am January 4 there is an alcohol ban which covers Taupo and Turangi Town Centres, all lakefront reserve areas and Hipaptua Reserve (Reid's Farm).
Our new Alcohol Control Bylaw, adopted earlier this month, now includes the Otumuheke Stream bathing area in Spa Thermal Park, which has a year-round alcohol ban 24/7.
