Huka Prawn Park

The Huka Prawn Park is an aquaculture venture and tourist attraction located 10 minutes north of Taupō.

[2] The Huka Prawn Park grows giant Malaysian river prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), by using geothermal waste water from the Contact Energy Wairakei geothermal powerstation.

It uses 250 tonnes per hour in summer and 400 tonnes in winter of over 90 °C geothermal waste waster in a system of heat exchangers to heat water from the Waikato River to rear the prawns.

Huka Prawn Park has become one of the major draw-cards for tourists to the Taupō region.

Shawn the Prawn often visits his guest on school and public holidays.38°37′47″S 176°06′02″E / 38.62981°S 176.10068°E / -38.62981; 176.10068