Taupō fireworks event returns for 2023
3 November 2023
After three years of cancelled displays and uncertainty, Taupō's November fireworks display is back and set to be as big as ever.
Last held in 2020, the evening laser and fireworks show had been a staple of Taupō's Guy Fawkes Night celebrations since 1994.
The event was cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions in 2021, and last year lost its long-time sponsor, Starlight Cinema, after it was sold.
With no sponsor to be found, the display was shelved by organisers Lake Taupō Rotary.
However, a last-ditch plea was answered by a local business owner with experience in providing family entertainment.
Jamie Keehan, owner of The Landing, stepped into the breach as the show’s eleventh-hour main sponsor.
The event will now become The Drop Zone Big Bang, named for The Landing’s bowling and trampoline park.