12 Jun 2024

Iconic 'TAUPØ1' plate up for auction

From Nights, 10:35 pm on 12 June 2024

The Taupo District Council is auctioning off the personalised plate which once belonged to the former, late mayor Joan Williamson, who served from 1986 to 2001

And proceeds are going back into Council projects.

John Williamson is the son of Joan Williamson, and himself a Taupo District Councillor, and he joins Emile Donovan.

A composite image showing an old photo of former Taupo mayor Joan Williamson next to her car with the "TAUP0 1" number plate, parked by the "TAUPO DISTRICT COUNCIL" sign. It also shows a TradeMe listing for the number plate, with the current bid at $2,500.00.

The personalised number plate "TAUP0 1", once belonging to former Taupō mayor the late Joan Williamson, is being auctioned on TradeMe by the Taupō District Council. Photo: Supplied