Place:Turangi, Waikato, New Zealand

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NameTurangi
TypeCity or town
Coordinates39°S 175.817°E
Located inWaikato, New Zealand
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Tūrangi is a small town on the west bank of the Tongariro River, 50 kilometres south-west of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It was built to accommodate the workers associated with the Tongariro hydro-electric power development project and their families. The town was designed to remain as a small servicing centre for the exotic forest plantations south of Lake Taupō and for tourists. It is well known for its trout fishing and calls itself "The trout fishing capital of the world". The major Māori hapū (tribe) of the Turangi area is Ngāti Tūrangitukua.

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