A 67-year-old man who fell from his rearing horse has been flown to hospital with a suspected spinal injury.

RESCUED: A French tourist is winched out of the bush. PHOTO/GREENLEA RESCUE HELICOPTER 201016twrescue.jpg Constable Barry Shepherd

Veterans' Affairs Minister Craig Foss today announced Taupo's Mina Bixley as the winner of the 2016 Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media

A 20-year-old woman has suffered suspected spinal injuries after her car went off the road near Taupo according to a Greenlea Rescue

HARD-WORKING AND GENEROUS: Taupo couple Ian and Mary Smith, who died last Friday, are being remembered for making a significant contribution

Christine Rankin and Johan Morreau are among the new faces on the Lakes District Health Board. Progress results have just been released

A car has rolled near Taupo injuring two people. The crash happened on State Highway 5 about 1km north of Wairakei near the Lava

Taupo mayor David Trewavas has been returned to the top job with over a 5500 vote margin at the progress stage.

Taupo's Brad Groombridge (Suzuki RM-Z450), seemingly unstoppable at the moment. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com Taupo's Brad

Watch: The caterpillar, the robot and the running man ... this police officer from Taupo has all the moves.

Whether to accommodate out-of-towners or for residents struggling to find a house to put over their heads, the need for houses is strong in Taupo.

A Taupo couple are considering building and selling "tiny houses" for a living after their 'awesome' tiny house experience.

Taupo Police are investigating an aggravated robbery of the Lucky Lizard Bar & Grill at the Richmond Heights Shopping Centre in Taupo.

Seven local charities and community organisations received gifts from the Geyser Community Foundation totalling more than $22,000

Rotorua's BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was sent to Iwitahi, south-east of Taupo, to retrieve a man who had fallen from his motorbike

A graduate of Rotorua's famous carving school and a Taupo-based iwi representative and orator are two of 10 people honoured at the

There is a heavy snow warning for Taupo and Turangi tonight. Bay of Plenty Police and the MetService have issued the snow warning

A truck crash near Taupo is partially blocking the road.

All 15,000 tickets for next year's Taupo Summer Concert have sold out in record time. It's part of the nationwide Summer Concert

There will be an emergency power outage for all Galatea substation customers tomorrow. The outage will start at 1pm effecting Galatea

Police say the community was never at risk during an incident in Taupo this morning during which the Armed Offenders Squad was used. In

A cyclist has been hit by a vehicle in Taupo this morning. A police spokesperson said informants at the scene on Rifle Range Rd

UPDATE: Police have found Janice Hansen safe and well in Taupo. EARLIER: Police are urgently looking for Janice Hansen last seen

Emergency services were called to a street in the centre of Taupo after reports of an explosion.

An Australian father and son have been rescued off Mt Tongariro after taking a wrong turn. A statement from police said the 49-year-old

Greenstone Entertainment - organisers of the annual Taupo Summer Concert - are encouraging locals to secure their tickets for next

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Taupo 8.27am.

A young man who deliberately crashed into a series of Taupo power poles, cutting the supply to 630 homes, was upset that his partner was moving overseas, a court has heard.

A French woman is lucky to be alive after she narrowly avoided sliding down a cliff in icy conditions on the Central Plateau.