Taupō’s $31 Million Blunder: Why Ratepayers Are Paying Triple
From Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief
Published 10/29/2025
“the worst council deal of the century” — a $31 million, 25-year lease between Taupō District Council and the local iwi that leaves ratepayers footing the bill with no asset in return. Why did the council agree to pay three times more rent for new offices it will never own? Who signed off this…
