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

Equestrian The first leg of the year-long Eventing Super League takes place at the Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre near Taupo

Ottilie Upshall and Debbie Barke will be competing in the North Island Dressage and Championships, hosted by Dressage Bay of Plenty

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.

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.

Rescue teams are searching for a missing pig hunter in the Taupo area. A police spokesman said the hunter called police saying he

Last Friday saw the remaining customers in the Taupo Plains who had been affected by the August 5 and 6 snow storm reconnected to

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

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.

A truck is on fire south of Taupo causing State Highway 1 to close.

Prime Minister John Key today announced the Government has set aside $2 million to extend the Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail from Turoa

Unison Networks has advised by the end of today the majority of homes in the Taupo Plains would have power, through network or localised

It looks like a winter wonderland - unless you're a farmer who has lost stock and fences, say Hawke's Bay locals struggling after the area's worst snow storm in more than half a century.

Unison Networks today advised it is bringing in generators to help those customers who potentially face no power from the network

A man has been charged with criminal nuisance after crashing into a power pole causing an outage that led to the death of a woman on a ventilator in January.