Heritage

Heritage 2000 is a community group formed under the umbrella of the Taupo District Strategic Plan to collect, record and disseminate oral, visual and written records focusing on Taupo District and the Central Plateau and encourage a sense of community identity.

A historic Researcher is employed to record and catalogue material that is given to the project. In some instances photographic collections are lent so they maybe electronically copied and catalogued.

Taupo library is the repository for the Heritage 2000 collection.

['One Days Catch, Taupo.' The launch Tainui is pictured laden with trout gathered on a fishing excursion on Lake Taupo, c. 1915. Captain Darby (Thomas) Ryan is fifth from the left. For two decades he was owner and captain of the lake ferry, SS Tongariro, and released many trout into the lake. As well, Ryan was a businessman, tour operator and conservationist. This remarkable man was one of the original All Blacks and a pianist and painter of note. He remains one of Taupo's most colourful, talented and entrepreneurial characters. (00-161 R Gerard Ward collection, Taupo Library's Heritage 2000 Collection).]