Wharewaka

Wharewaka

Wharewaka is a suburb of Taupo, New Zealand. It stretches from Rainbow Point to Five Mile Bay on the west side of State Highway 1. Wharewaka lies on a small point of land next to Lake Taupo and 1.6 km northwest of the Taupo Airport. Wharewaka is one of the more upper class areas of Taupo.

Wharewaka has a large proportion of holiday homes. Recent developments such as the Wharewaka Point Development and the Lakeside development have seen a rise in populationFact|date=September 2007.

Wharewaka is also the location of the Summerset retirement village.

External links

* [http://www.Wharewaka.co.nz Wharewaka Point]
* [http://www.zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/taupo/wharewaka/ Zoom In map]


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