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Turangi
Turangi
is a small town on the west bank of the
Tongariro River
, 50 kilometres south-west of
Taupo
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 Taupo
and for tourists. It is well known for its
trout
fishing and calls itself "The trout fishing capital of the world". The major
Maori
hapu
(tribe) of the Turangi area is
Ngati Turangitukua
.
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