Feast 2025
Location of Services
Huka Falls Resort
56 Huka Falls Road
Rangatira Park, Taupō 3351
New Zealand
First Service Time
Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Downloads
Activities Updated Jul 22, 2025
Schedule Updated Jul 22, 2025
Other Downloads
Taupo Activity Order Form Updated Jul 22, 2025
Festival Site Updates
July 23, 2025
Activity descriptions and schedule
The activity descriptions and schedule are now available for Taupo. Be sure to also see the activity order form. You can also sign up for activities online here: Order Form.
Site Description
Taupo is a popular resort area on the banks of scenic Lake Taupo, New Zealand’s largest lake. Volcanic mountains, often snow-capped, rise majestically in the background. Lake Taupo is renowned for its rainbow trout fishing, single and tandem skydiving, Maori cultural shows, bungee jumping, bush walking (hiking), jet boating and various other adventure sports are also popular activities.
Taupo is located in the center of New Zealand’s North Island, just a four-hour drive south of Auckland International Airport. Taupo may be reached by car or bus, passing through lush green countryside that features sheep, deer and cattle farms along the way. Daily domestic air flights connect Taupo to Auckland and Wellington.
Places of interest include Huka Falls and Orakei Korako (Hidden Valley) Thermal Park. Small thermal hot pools are included in some motel units and are also available at affordable public pools. The city of Rotorua, renowned for its Maori cultural attractions and thermal sites, is just an hour drive north of Taupo.
Volcanic Mount Ruapehu is a two-hour drive south of Lake Taupo. The mountain, an active volcano, is known for its excellent snow skiing. Ruapehu’s ski fields are normally operating during the Feast period.
Taupo offers an excellent range of accommodations, including backpacker hostels, motels, holiday rental homes and five-star hotels. Helpful New Zealand accommodation websites are aatravel.co.nz and holidayhouses.co.nz.
Our Feast weather is normally temperate with cooler nights and warm sunny days. Of course, we understand how easy it is for weather conditions to change! Visitors should bring warm clothing, as it can be cool in the evenings. We are expecting about 60 brethren from New Zealand and overseas this year. Services will be held at Huka Falls Conference Centre.
More tourist information for Taupo and New Zealand may be found on lovetaupo.com and newzealand.com/int.
For more information about the Feast of Tabernacles in New Zealand, contact Jon Pinelli at jon.pinelli@cogwa.org. Telephone number: +64 22 525 7730.
Jon Pinelli
