The SS Taupo sank in 1881, it sits on sandy bottom at 32 metres depth. The site is unmarked and the wreck is mostly collapsed though a large boiler can be seen standing up .

Aquatic Life:

Good fish life, including schools of butterfly perch and two-spot demoiselles, golden snapper, goatfish, leatherjackets and splendid perch. Some trevally, snapper and tarakihi and the occasional kingfish can be seen around the wreck. Rock lobster and large conger eels hide in the wreck.

Warnings:

Beware of the trawl net covering the wreck. The SS Taupo is protected under the Historic Places Act, do not remove anything from the wreck.

Directions:

North of Karewa Island.
Source: DIVE New Zealand.