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These New Zealanders - Taupō
Television (Full Length) – 1964
A million cameras must've clicked here, recording this watery spectacle.– Selwyn Toogood at Huka Falls
Eating, sleeping, fishing.– A visitor from Palmerston North on what he does in Taupō
It’s a boatman’s paradise. Here you can fish, you can swim, you can water ski, there are hot pools, cold pools: in fact a glorious place for a holiday.– Selwyn Toogood on Taupō
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