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Huka Lodge Appointment
New Zealand’s world-famous Huka Lodge has appointed Louis de Bièvre as General Manager. Mr de Bièvre, having initially studied law at the University of Utrecht, in The Netherlands,
switched to the world of hospitality, graduating from the Centre International de Glion, Switzerland three years later. Graduates from this prestigious hotel management school are actively sought by the world’s finest hotels – which led to Louis spending two years at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia, USA, on completion of his studies.
Waitangi action in Taupo
Voxy reports that next weekend’s Waitangi Day celebrations, will be a rocking and rolling one for Taupo, with its Summer Concert featuring the double international line-up of The Doobie Brothers and Little River Band playing live on Saturday as well as the Kinloch Triathlon on Sunday. More than 10,000 people will pack the Taupo Amphitheatre in Taupo’s Riverside Park on Saturday afternoon, while the Kinloch Triathlon will also experience record attendance this year with over a thousand entries already.
Read the full postHilton Lake Taupo now Qualmark Enviro-Gold
Two years after opening, Hilton Lake Taupo has been recognised with Qualmark New Zealand’s highest award for Environmental and Social Sustainability in Tourism. The Enviro Awards foster, recognise and reward innovative businesses that show a high degree of commitment to caring for their environment and community.
Read the full postDrifting: Mad Mike has ground to make up at Taupo
Top New Zealand drifter 'Mad Mike' Whiddett has some ground to make up on early season series points leader Cole Armstrong at the third round of the D1NZ National Drifting Championship in Taupo tomorrow.
Read the full postShare Your Memory and be in to WIN* a $5000 Great Lake Taupo Holiday Package
Be in to WIN a $5,000* holiday package in the Great Lake Taupō region just by sharing a memory.
Read the full postGas leak: Farmers face mass milk dump
Farmers in Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane face emergency milk disposal after a major disruption to the gas pipeline supply network in the North Island yesterday. The line, which links the Maui gas field to the upper North Island, closed yesterday morning after gas began escaping in north Taranaki. The Gas Industry Company said there had been a notice of "immediate curtailment" of gas use by all consumers other than residential customers in the areas north of King Country and in the Bay of Plenty.
Read the full postO'Gara plays down retirement talk
TAUPO, 21 Sept. - Ireland veteran Ronan O'Gara has played down speculation he will retire at the end of his country's Rugby World Cup 2011 campaign. The 34-year-old Munster fly half, who came off the bench on Saturday to kick two late penalties in the 15-6 Pool C win over Tri Nations champion Australia, was close to tears after the momentous victory. "It's massive; this is it for us. I'm done with Ireland in a few weeks," he told a television interviewer.
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