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Adrenaline thrills squeezing through hidden gorges to secret hot waterfall pools or floating down the Waikato to \u014ctumuheke Stream hot mineral water is Taupo fun. Opepe Reserve is challenging with its graves and history of military encounters and wholesale timber logging. Tongariro offers a trout encounter where shimmering fish are up close and personal. 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