Taupo

This is all of the Hand Dryers in the Taupo Township itself. This page is getting quite big to manage so the southern and Northern areas of Taupo Can be found in another page.

## Lake Taupo Holiday Resort

There are two sets of Bathrooms. One has only one Supreme BA101 while the other has two Supreme BA101's.

## Taupo Events Centre

Most of the Hand Dryers here are Airtowel S9's. But some have been replaced with Supreme BA101's.One set used to have two Airtowel S9's but one of them has been replaced with a Supreme BA101.

Nice Airtowel S9One of the newer Supreme BA101'sEPIC Airtowel S9By the GymThis set has one Supreme BA101 and one Airtowel S9Airtowel S9Supreme BA101Set of two Airtowel S9's. One of these has been replaced with a Supreme BA101.
## AC Baths Taupo

Originally when the first refurbishment here was completed in 2003 there were JD MacDonald Autobeam 1000's installed in every bathroom here, however during a refurbishment between 2012 - 2014 most of these were replaced with Dyson Airblade AB03's & Mk2's while one disabled unit retained it's Autobeam 1000 which was replaced in late 2015/early 2016 with a Supreme BA101.

In 2022, the Dyson Airblade AB03 was replaced with a Dyson Airblade dB, the Mk2 however still remains.

## Hickling Park

Originally the Hand Dryer here was a Supreme BA202 which was replaced in 2013 with a Supreme Master Air II, which then got replaced in 2017 with an Ardrich A256P Ascent.

In 2023 the Ardrich A256P was replaced with a Supreme BA101.

Ardrich A256P Econodri
## Spa Park Taupo

There is two blocks of toilets here, one set in the Carpark and another one down by Otumuheke Stream which was added in 2018.

### Carpark

There never used to be any Hand Dryers here however in 2015 they decided to install Supreme Branded World Dryer Airforces in the Men's and Women's toilets.

In 2023 the Airforce in the Women's was replaced with a Supreme BA101, the Airforce in the men's however is still there.

### Otumuheke Stream

This set of Bathroom Blocks was added later in 2018, there is 3 unisex units, each one has a silver Dyson Airblade V HU02.

## Baptist Church - Taupo

This church has a nice Ardrich A255P

Ardrich A255P
## Undisclosed Location - Taupo

There are 3 sets of Bathrooms here two of which have Black World Dryer Airforce Hand Dryers Branded as Supreme while the other one has an Older Supreme BA101 (not pictured)

World Dryer Airforce - AwesomeEPIC World Dryer Airforce
## Public Bathroom - Taupo

This single unisex unit has an original JD Macdonald Autobeam

## The Warehouse - Taupo

This store has an Ardrich DualDri (Mitsubishi Jet Towel) Hand Dryer

Ardrich Dualdri
## REAP - Taupo

This place has a Couple of Ardrich A255P Hand Dryers

Ardrich A255PAnother Ardrich A255P
## Paetiki Bakery and Café - Taupo

This Café has a single unisex unit with a white World Dryer Airforce

## Lake Taupo Yacht Club

The Yacht Club still has an epic super rare Roache 2400 in the men's still in full working order.

The Club cannot be accessed by the public willy-nilly. I was able to get in due to me attending an event here.

## Lake Taupo Boat Harbour

The public toilets here have Supreme BA101. Pictured are the men's and womens.

In 2023 the BA101 in the men's broke down, it has now been replaced with a newer BA101.

Awesome BA101
## Riverside Park & Unison Ampitheatre - Taupo

Riverside Park & the Unison Ampitheatre has two sets of toilets, a small and a large block, the large block is bigger than the small block with the addition of two parent rooms and two disabled toilets as well as seperate male and female toilets.

### Small Block

This block has both seperate male and female toilets, these both originally had older Supreme BA101's, however these have now been replaced with newer BA101's.

Men'sWomen's
### Large Block

This Block as well as having split Male and Female Toilets also has the addition of two parent rooms and two disabled toilets, each of these have a Supreme BA101, most of these BA101's are surprisingly still original with the exception of two, the one in the women's was replaced in 2019 with a newer BA101 followed by one of the BA101's in one of the Parent Rooms in 2023.

### Men's

The men's toilets still has an original older Supreme BA101

### Parent Room's

There is two units here, both of which originally had older Supreme BA101's.

In July/August 2023, the BA101 in the parent room on the left hand side was replaced with a brand new Supreme BA101, the right unit still has an older Supreme BA101.

### Women's

The Women's Toilets originally had an older Supreme BA101, this has now been replaced with a 2018 unit.

### Disabled

Around the other side of the large block are two disabled units, both of these still have their original Supreme BA101's!

## Mobil, Tongariro Street - Taupo

This Mobil Station has two unisex units. Each one has a Supreme BA101.

## Tongariro Street - Taupo

Both the men's and women's here each had Ardrich A256P Ascent's which have all since been replaced with Supreme BA101's.

### Men's

There is only a single Hand Dryer i the men's, this was originally A JVD Master II which was later replaced with an Ardrich A256P Ascent which was replaced in 2018 with a Supreme BA101, in 2020 the Supreme BA101 was replaced with another one.

In October 2023 the 2020 BA101 broke down and has now been replaced with another brand new Supreme BA101.

### Women's

This side unlike the men's has two Hand Dryers, it is presumed that the original Hand Dryers here would've been JVD Master II's, these were replaced at some point with Ardrich A256P Ascent's which have now been replaced with Supreme BA101's, with one being done in 2018 and the other in 2020.

In January 2023 the 2018 Supreme BA101 broke down and was replaced with a brand new Supreme BA101.

In January 2024 the left Supreme BA101 was replaced with a brand new Supreme BA101 after breaking down.

## Suncourt Shopping Centre - Taupo

There is 3 unisex Units here. Each one originally had a Jet Dryer. But two of them were later replaced with World dryer VMax's (Supreme Jet Dryer Executive's).

As of February 2021 all of the Hand Dryers have been replaced with World Dryer VMax V2's (Supreme Jet Dryer Executive II's).

Supreme Jet Dryer ExecutiveJet Dryer
## Taupo Superloo

There is two Hand Dryer's in the men's here, one was a Supreme BA101 while the other one used to be an AIKE AK2006H (Supreme Sweeper).

In 2023 the AIKE "Supreme Sweeper" was replaced with a new AIKE AK2006H supplied by Force while the BA101 was replaced with a new one.

## Great lake Centre - Taupo

There is 3 sets of Bathrooms here each set has a Supreme BA101. One set used to have an Older JD Macdonald Hand Dryer. But this was replaced with a Supreme BA101 when the bathrooms were refurbished in 2017.

Newer Supreme BA101. (This is what replaced the JD Macdonald Autobeam).Another Supreme BA101JD Macdonald Autobeam (This Hand Dryer has now been replaced with a Supreme BA101.)
## Taupo Library

This library opened in 2008 and originally had 3 Unisex Units, each one was fitted with a 2nd Gen JD MacDonald Autobeam, in 2017 following a renovation, these were all ripped out and replaced with seperate gendered units, when this happened all of the Hand Dryers were replaced with Supreme BA101's, there is one in the men's, disabled unit and parent room.

## Taupo Museum - Taupo

This Museum has two sets of Bathrooms. Each set has got a Supreme BA101

## Kebab Turka - Tongariro Street

This site used to be a Burger King until they moved to their own premises between 2008 & 2010, it is not known what Hand Dryers were here under BK however Kebab Turka currently has an Ardrich A255P.

## Cobb & Co Restaurant - Tongariro Street

This Restaurant has an Airtowel S900 Hand Dryer. This restaurant was originally a Breakers (who used to regularly install S900s). It was retained when the restaurant was sold and became a Cobb & Co.

## Tuwharetoa Street (now demolished)

Prior to demolition there was two Unisex Units here. Both had a crap Mirage Hand Dryer. The bathroom block was demolished in 2013 and there hasn't been another bathroom block to replace it.

Crap Mirage
## Burgerfuel - Taupo

This Restaurant has two unisex bathrooms. One upstairs and one downstairs. Both have rare Excel Xlerator Hand Dryers.

Downstairs
## KFC - Taupo

This KFC which is owned by Restaurant Brands had a JVD Master II (Supreme Master Air II) Hand Dryer, in 2023 this KFC was completely renovated and the Hand Dryer was replaced with two brand new JVD Masters.

## Domino's Pizza - Taupo

There are two unisex units here, both of which have got Supreme BA101's.

## Dixie Brown's Restaurant - Taupo

This Restaurant originally had some JD Macdonald Autobeam's. It now has some nice Supreme BA101's. Pictured is the mens and Disabled units.

MensDisabled
## CafeBaku - Taupo

This café has 5 unisex units. Two have Supreme BA101's which have been painted black while the other three originally had JD MacDonald Autobeam 1000's.

In 2023 one of the JD MacDonald Autobeam 1000's was replaced with a brand new Supreme BA101, the other two units however still have Autobeam 1000's.

## McDonald's - Taupo

The Hand Dryers here are some Supreme BA101's. In 2019 one of them was replaced with another Supreme BA101. In 2021 the BA101 in the disabled unit was replaced with a brand new one, the one in the men's still remains in place.

In late 2022/early 2023 the BA101 in the men's was replaced with a new one, this is evident by the new Supreme logo, the last BA101 was only from 2021 I presume that it was replaced due to vandalism but I don't know.

## BP Connect - Taupo

This BP Connect used to have White Supreme Elegante's. It then used to have a couple of Silver World Dryer Airforce Hand Dryers. But these have both since been replaced with Dyson Airblade V HU02's.

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## Burger King - Taupo

This Burger King has Airtowel Hand Dryers which are modified Supreme BA101's.

## Pak N Save - Taupo

This Supermarket previously did not have a Hand Dryer but in 2019 a World Dryer Airforce Branded as Supreme was installed.

## Cafe - Ruapehu Street

This cafe has two unisex units which previously didn't have any Hand Dryers but now each one has had a Supreme BA101 installed.

## Plateau Bar + Eatery

This restaurant has a Supreme BA101 in the men's toilet's.

## Taupo Cosmopolitan Club

This bar and restaurant opened in 2003, however the toilets here appear to have been refurbished, it is not known what was here previously but the current Hand Dryer is a rubbish Techflo Blade branded as Simx.

## Z Station - Taupo

Most Z's have Dyson Airblade Hand Dryers but this one has a Supreme BA101.

## Caltex - Taupo

This petrol station has a single unisex unit which has a silver Ardrich A256P EconoDri Hand Dryer.

## Lake Taupo Motor Inn

This motel has a modern JD MacDonald Autobeam in the toilets at it's main foyer.

## Kaimanawa Reserve

This place never used to have any Hand Dryers but in 2014 they installed Ardrich A256P Ascent's in both the men's and women's which were replaced with Supreme BA101's in 2017. In 2020 the BA101 in the Men's was replaced with another one.

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## Taharepa Bakehouse and Cafe - Taupo

This Cafe has two Unisex units. Both have a Supreme BA101.

## BP 2Go Tauhara - Taupo

This petrol station never used to have a Hand Dryer, however in the last couple of years they have now installed an AIKE Airwiper supplied by Force via Prosan.

## Hot Water Beach Carpark - Hilltop

The original Hand Dryer was a very rare American Dryer Hand Dryer which was replaced in 2014 with an Ardrich A256P Econodri. The Ardrich A256P Econodri was replaced in 2016 with a Supreme BA101. In 2019 the Hand Dryer was replaced again with another Supreme BA101. Pictured are the men's and women's.

Men'sWomen's
## Lake Taupo Christian School - Hilltop

I have only been in one set of Bathrooms here which has a Supreme BA101.

## Taupo Hospital - Hilltop

The Hospital never used to have any Hand Dryers apart from one bathroom which had a Handcare 2400. Following redevelopment of the Hospital in 2014. This is now gone and every bathroom now has a JVM Master II (Supreme Master Air II).

## Taupo Intermediate School - Hilltop

There is 3 bathrooms at this school, one of which originally had an Ardrich A255P however this has since been replaced with an Ardrich A290PE SmartDri. The other two bathrooms do not have any Hand Dryers.

## Hilltop School - Hilltop, Taupo

Only two bathrooms at this school have actually got Hand Dryers, most of the bathrooms here don't have Hand Dryers, but the two that do have got AWESOME old Airtowel S9's.

## Mobil, Lake Terrace - Taupo

The original Hand Dryers here were Ardrich A255P's however they have since been replaced with Supreme BA101's

## Waipahihi School - Two Mile Bay

Prior to a refurbishment in 2017 there never was any Hand Dryers at this school but following a refurbishment two World Dryer VMax V2's (Supreme Jet Dry Executive II) Hand Dryers were installed.

## Youth Arts Centre - Richmond Heights

This place has a Super Rare Old JD Macdonald Automatic Hand Dryer

Super Rare Hand Dryer
## Woolworths Taupo South - Richmond Heights

This brand new Woolworths supermarket (formerley Countdown) opened in October 2022 and has a Dyson Airblade V HU02.