Hilltop, New Zealand

Hilltop
Hilltop Shopping Centre
Hilltop Shopping Centre
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Coordinates: 38°42′01″S 176°05′36″E / 38.700310°S 176.093236°E / -38.700310; 176.093236
CountryNew Zealand
CityTaupō
Local authorityTaupō District Council
Electoral wardTaupō Ward
Area
 • Land250 ha (620 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
2,820
Taupō Central Tauhara
(Lake Taupō)
Hilltop
Two Mile Bay Waipahihi Maunganamu

Hilltop is a suburb of Taupō in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

The suburb is close to Lake Taupō, Taupō Central and several schools.[3] It includes high-value homes with lake views.[3][4]

Part of the suburb suffered a major power surge in January 2018.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Siobhan (11 January 2017). "Life in a resort town: Great Lake Taupo". Stuff. Destinations.
  4. ^ Steven, Robert (3 August 2018). "Taupō house built from beautiful wood and plugged into geothermal water". Stuff. Waikato Times.
  5. ^ Steven, Robert (25 January 2018). "Lines glitch blows neighbourhood's electronics". Stuff. Waikato Times.