Age Concern Taupo

06/10/2026

🙏😇 Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly...

Better to attend our Staying Safe Refresher course for older drivers.
Designed to assist you be safer, more confident and maintain your independence on the road this engaging course is less than a hour for every decade you have been driving.
A light finger food lunch is provided and there will be a lucky draw for petrol vouchers. Yes please!
It’s all free although donations are welcome.
We always receive lots of positive feedback from attendees and this is the last Taupō opportunity for 2026.
To ensure we bring enough food and resources registrations are essential. Please phone Age Concern Taupō on 07 378 9712 extn 3.

25/08/2026

Connections in Reporoa / Broadlands? Let them know about this FREE, classroom-based course. It is a first for Reporoa!
Alternatively, the next Taupō one is not until November so this course may be suitable for those wanting to attend an earlier one.

Designed to assist you be safer, more confident and maintain your independence on the road this course is less than a hour for every decade you have been driving. We promise it is engaging and not boring. A light finger food lunch is provided and there will be a lucky draw for petrol vouchers. Yes please!

It’s all free although donations are welcome.
We always receive lots of positive feedback from attendees.
To ensure we bring enough food and resources registrations are essential. Please phone Age Concern Taupō on 07 378 9712 extn 3.

16/08/2026

Car needing gas? Age Concern Taupō is proud to be part of Z Energy’s Good in the Hood at the Z Energy Tauhara (Napier-Taupō Road) station⛽​⁠
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​From Tuesday 18 August to Monday 14 September 2026, every time you fill up at Z Energy Tauhara (Napier-Taupō Road), you’ll receive a token. You can use it to support Age Concern Taupō by dropping it into our box in-store.​⁠
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Your vote helps us to continue supporting and providing services to the older members of our community enabling them to stay connected, engaged and independent in their everyday life.​⁠
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​So head to Z Energy Tauhara (Napier-Taupō Road)⁠ fuel up, grab a coffee, or pick up a snack, collect your orange token and drop it into the Age Concern Taupō box! 🗳️
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15/07/2026

This is an awesome opportunity. Just a few days left to try out Taupō's public bus service free of charge for yourself or the whole family.

15/06/2026

Age Concern Taupō is located in the Ruapehu Wing at Waiora, 100 Kaimanawa Street. Our phone number is 07 378 9712.

Seniors Minister urges seniors to ensure they connect with available services.

20/05/2026

We run two Steady As You ago classes a week in Taupo. Falls prevention is so important!

Call us on 07 378 9712 extension 3 if you’d like to try one of our sessions.

18/05/2026

Join in on our free SCAM ACADEMY being held tomorrow in Turangi at the St John Hall, 14 Ohuanga Road. Scamming is more common than you think. Learn what to watch out for and how not to be taken in by scamming scoundrels.
No RSVP required, simply come along for a 10am start.

13/05/2026

Session 2 of our digital literacy workshops is tomorrow morning - 10am at the library.

This week we’re looking at navigating the internet.

Look forward to seeing you there!

You receive an email from a Prince from a far‑away country. He’s in exile and offshore accounts are frozen. 😢 He only needs a little help and will totally, definitely, absolutely pay you back... 🦹

What do you do? 🤔

a) Send him your bank account and PIN
b) Forward it to friends so everyone can help
c) Delete the email and learn how to spot scams at Online Safety in the Digital World at Taupō Library this Thursday, 7 May at 10am

🥳 Correct answer: c !

Join us for the first in our FREE digital workshops every Thursday throughout May.

Thanks to Age Concern Taupo, REAP Central Plateau and No Bull Technology

No scams, no judgement - just practical tips to protect yourself online. 🔒

11/05/2026

***SCAM ACADEMY*** The statistics are shocking. Scamming is more common and more sophisticated than you think. In conjunction with the ANZ Bank, Age Concern Taupō is bringing this free public seminar to Turangi to provide information to help keep ourselves safe from opportunists. No RSVP required.

10/05/2026

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 lucky draw!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 every participant goes into the lucky draw for petrol vouchers. How good?!

We’ve taken lots of booking for this course but we have room for a few more.

Book today by calling us on 07 378 9712 ex. 3

See you there!

Driving with Confidence: A FREE Refresher Course for Mature Drivers. 🎁 All participants go into a draw for petrol vouchers. Two prizes up for grabs!🎁 Morning tea and a light lunch included.
Bookings are essential. Phone Age Concern Taupō on 07 378 9712 extn 3 to book your spot now.