A small team of Taupō filmmakers have taken the honours in the BOP 48 Hour Film Project.

BOPRC will decide today whether to adopt a regional transport plan with an ambitious goal.

Diversions are in place for cars only.

A 'very on-brand proposal' was announced in an Instagram post.

The robbery and assault took place in the span of about one and a half minutes.

The young people in the study ranged from 10 to 18 years old.

Broadlands Rd is closed in both directions while emergency services respond.

Hot topics included housing, council spending and structure.

The average stay in 2018 was three weeks, but that's now more than 20 weeks.

The man at the centre of it jokes it could be a tourist photo opportunity.

Free parking at Taupō Airport will soon be a thing of the past.

In this week's wrap: Community fitness, rugby selections and local cricket news.

The Steamers' playing squad will have a handful of changes.

Native species will create habitats for birds and insects.

One patient said the difference it had made in his life had been like "chalk and cheese".

Artists share their love of printmaking at Taupō Museum.

One health teacher has described the ACC decision as 'disappointing and frustrating'.

Police were called shortly after 6.30pm.

Three police cars were hit before the vehicle's occupants fled in it on SH1

Richard Martin suffered critical injuries in the crash, and died six days later.

Safety training for skippers is back on the agenda in Taupō.

Four offenders went into the store on Gibson St about 7.30am.

Wastewater results suggest not all cases in Auckland and Wellington are reported.

The final two people involved in a gang drug debt revenge plot have been sentenced.

"We've become collateral damage to his greed."

Peter Jarvis has loaned some of his extensive collection of art to Taupō Museum.

The musical Rent by Jonathan Larson has a tragic backstory