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Tuesday 16th Of April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.9m3/sec Weather: Sunny absolutely stunning day out there today. Alex took advantage of the final...

Apr 16, 2024

Monday 15th of April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny It is a stunning day for Turangi seeing a good number of anglers...

Apr 15, 2024

Friday 12th April

Current Tongariro river flow: 27.9m3/sec and rising :) This morning the heavens have opened and the start of...

Apr 12, 2024

Thursday, 11th of April

Tongariro River Flow: 25.7m3/sec Today's a bit gloomy and overcast with rain predicted later on, the rivers are...

Apr 11, 2024

Wednesday, 10th of April

Tongariro River Flow: 25.6m3/sec Weather: Slightly cloudy, patchy clouds over Turangi blue skies on occasion, rainfall overnight river remains...

Apr 10, 2024

Tuesday 9th April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.4m3/sec Weather: Cloudy A cloudy start for Turangi seeing some rainfall overnight, but the river...

Apr 10, 2024

Sunday 7th April 2024

Happy Weekend team! We hope you have been out enjoying the sunshine and to all the boaties on...

Apr 07, 2024

Friday 5th April 2024

Good morning Turangi! We have a beautiful sunny weekend ahead of us with a drop of rain predicted...

Apr 05, 2024

Thursday 4th of April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.9m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunn Neil and Sam didn't waste the nice sunny conditions on Monday...

Apr 04, 2024

Tuesday 2nd of April 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.8m3/sec Weather: Partially Overcast A moody start to the morning following a spectacular long weekend...

Apr 02, 2024

Sunday 31st March 2024

Another cracker of a day here in sunny Turangi and the wind is on our side today with...

Mar 31, 2024

Thursday 28th of March 2024

  Tongariro River Flow: 26.4m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy/Light Showers A reminder of open days over Easter Friday: Closed Saturday:...

Mar 28, 2024

Wednesday 27th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.7 m3/sec Weather: Cloudy Morning/Sunny Afternoon A mild overcast day for Turangi seeing more anglers about...

Mar 27, 2024

Tuesday 26th March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.7m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy  Hey there, I'm Hayley the new team member here at sporting...

Mar 26, 2024

Monday 25th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.8m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunny Good morning to everyone from the team at Sporting Life -...

Mar 25, 2024

Sunday 24th March 2024

A beautiful clear sunny morning here in Turangi before a bit of rain forecast for this afternoon. The...

Mar 24, 2024

Saturday 23rd March 2024

A rainy day today here in Turangi and the Tongariro continues to stay low and clear for now,...

Mar 23, 2024

Friday 22nd March 2024

It is a sunny but crisp day in Turangi today, although the weather has been beautiful the last...

Mar 22, 2024

Thursday 21st of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.6m3/sec Weather: Sunny   Brrr!! It's cold!! Yesterday, some of us early risers wandered out...

Mar 21, 2024

Tuesday 19th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.6m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunny Hey team, new staff member Alex here. This week sees a...

Mar 19, 2024

Friday 16th of March 2024

 Tongariro River Flow: 27.7m3/sec Weather: Sunny 🌞   A cool sunny morning for the Central Plateau seeing the...

Mar 16, 2024

Sunday 10th of March 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 27.9m3/sec Weather: Sunny A beautiful sunny day for Turangi and while it is a comfortable...

Mar 10, 2024

Tuesday 5th March 2024

It's a wet cold morning here in Turangi. We had a pretty decent dump of rain across the...

Mar 05, 2024

Friday 1st March 2024

Summer has officially been and gone, but the first day of Autumn has greeted as with a beautiful...

Mar 01, 2024

Thursday 29th of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.4m3/sec Weather: Mostly Sunny ⛅ A warm partially sunny day for Turangi and those pesky...

Feb 29, 2024

Tuesday 27th February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.4 m3/sec Weather: Light rain, clearing this afternoon It has been a gloomy start to the...

Feb 27, 2024

Wednesday 21st of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 25.8m3/sec  Weather: Mostly Sunny The Tongariro River is looking especially picturesque with a side of...

Feb 21, 2024

Monday 19th February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26m3/sec Weather: Overcast with periods of showers Pat and Cheese took to the local rivers...

Feb 19, 2024

Monday 12th Febuary 2024

It has been a stunning but uncharacteristically cold day in Turangi for the middle of February. Yesterday's breeze...

Feb 12, 2024

Wednesday 7th of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 30.0m3/sec Weather: Partly Sunny  The rivers settled nicely after the downpours seeing the crew get...

Feb 07, 2024

Thursday 1st of February 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 35.3m3/sec  Weather: Sunny  Another stunning day for the Central Plateau seeing blue skies and calm...

Feb 01, 2024

Sunday 28th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 30.3m3/sec Weather: Rain Rain Rain LOST: Long handled net on the Tongariro River - if you...

Jan 28, 2024

Friday 26th of January 2024

 Tongariro River Flow: 28.6m3/sec Weather: Sunny 🌞 We are open through the public holiday period (Auckland Anniversary Day)...

Jan 26, 2024

Thursday 25th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 29.7m3/sec Weather: Mostly Overcast 🌥 A mild summer's day for Turangi which is great for...

Jan 25, 2024

Saturday 20th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 33.4m3/sec Weather: Rain 🚿 The Lake edge fishing has really picked up on Lake Taupo....

Jan 20, 2024

Friday 19th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.9m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy Another hot day for the Central Plateau seeing anglers spoilt for...

Jan 19, 2024

Wednesday 17th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 26.8m3/sec Weather: Overcast with light northerlies expected to develop into the day We have awoken...

Jan 17, 2024

Monday 15th January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 36.9m3/sec Weather: Wet with periods of heavy rain 🌧 With a good portion of the...

Jan 15, 2024

Friday 5th of January 2024

Tongariro River Flow: 31.1m3/sec Weather: Mostly Overcast The past few days since New Years were absolutely stunning with...

Jan 05, 2024

Sunday 31st of December 2023

A NEW YEAR IS UPON US Tongariro River Flow: 39.2m3/sec Weather: Rain/overcast. Where did 2023 go? It feels...

Dec 31, 2023

Sunday 24th of December 2023

Weather: Rain/Cloudy Tongariro River Flow: 25.8m3/sec 🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄 To all our readers & valued customers: we...

Dec 24, 2023

Saturday 23rd of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 23.3m3/sec  Weather: Overcast  Great reports coming through with plenty of rainbows about, although requiring some...

Dec 23, 2023

Tuesday 19th of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 24.2m3/sec Weather: Mostly Cloudy/Calm Conditions A reminder to all customers we will be open right...

Dec 19, 2023

Monday 18th December 2023

It is a cloudy but calm morning in Turangi today, we received some passing showers in the wee...

Dec 18, 2023

Saturday 16th December 2023

After a warm and sunny Friday afternoon we have been greeted with an overcast Saturday morning, but the...

Dec 16, 2023

Wednesday 14th of December 2023

Tongariro River Flow: 24.8m3/sec Weather: Party Sunny/Windy Gusty winds have kept most of the boat anglers away from...

Dec 14, 2023

Monday 11th December 2023

It is overcast and cool in Turangi today without a breath of wind in sight. The Tongariro is...

Dec 11, 2023