Straight from the Finish Line to the Hot Pools!


Taupo played host to the Mizuno Half Marathon on Saturday August 1st. A beautiful, yet crisp day greeted the huge number of entrants in the event.



DeBretts was a major sponsor of the event, providing 3,500 vouchers which entitled competitors to rest their weary bodies in their hot pools for half price. The initiative proved hugely popular with throngs of half marathon athletes flocking to DeBretts the following day for a well earned recovery session!

DeBretts Manager Jan Rameka looks forward to doing the same again next year “It was great to see so many people from all over the place at the pools in the weekend. We look forward to being a major sponsor again in 2010” she said.


Taupo DeBretts Rewarded for Service Excellence.


Staff at Taupo DeBretts Spa Resort have reason to smile after receiving the results of a recent audit carried out on all areas of the business.

On June 29 - 2009 - a revalidation assessment was undertaken, with its purpose being to determine performance against a range of key criteria. The audit focused on the management and staff performance across all aspects of the business, and included customer focus, monitoring and measuring, management commitment, planning and ongoing improvements. The assessment was carried out in accordance with internationally recognized management systems and auditing practices.

Telarc SAI Auditor Don Finch said the excellent audit result was a reward for the quality of service and dedication shown by staff at DeBretts.

“There were no non conformance issues raised during the assessment and the performance allowed me to upgrade the registration to the AS/NSS ISO 9001 2008 Standard”


Debretts, which has been owned by Barry and Carol Kirkland since 1988, has had this accreditation awarded to the facility’s hot pools since 2001. In the last two years the review process has expanded to include all three areas of the business, the hot pools, the visitor accommodation, and the health and beauty spa.

Very few tourism businesses have carried out the accreditation process to the same level, and DeBretts Manager Jan Rameka believes that by doing so, the business has a solid framework to work around, to ensure customer service expectations are met, and when ever possible, exceeded.

“We operate in an industry where customer expectations are extremely high. Service excellence and continual improvement are an important part of the culture here, and credit must go out to every member of our staff who helped us achieve this result”.

The recent accreditation sits alongside the Qualmark rating DeBretts Spa Resort also has as a four star plus accommodation provider and endorsed visitor activity.


We're Part of a BIG Family


At Taupo DeBretts we know that Family is Everything! And it's for this reason that we are now a Member of Family Parks. It allows us to provide our New Zealand and Australian guests with a fantastic range of benefits and deals (that being a Family Park Tribal Rewards Member provides)

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