Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri were both beaten to death at the age of 3.

The Taupo Women's Refuge says says a staffer has been subject of a false statement.

Students at some Taupo schools were briefly put into lockdown following sightings of a man with a shotgun.

Death was not quick or painless for 3-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash in Taupo where a car has hit a power pole.

Police have today opened a homicide investigation following the death of a 41-year-old woman in Mangakino, north west of Taupo.

Fire crews at a Taupo plastics factory have now left the scene after a major blaze tore through the building.

The family of a toddler who died from injuries he suffered in an alleged assault are still in shock.

A Taupo dad has gotten a cochlear implant tattooed on his head to help his little girl not feel like the odd one out.

An anti-violence group has called for the country to take a lasting stand against domestic abuse following the killing of a Taupo mother.

A post-mortem examination is being held in Auckland today to establish the cause of death of 47-year-old Katrina Rose Drummond.

The first time she attempted a skydive, London woman Gwendolyn DeSilva heard the engine cut out and had to make a daring mid-air escape before watching the plane plummet.

The engine of a skydiving plane, which is suspected to have failed over Lake Taupo, will be sent to Canada this week for analysis.

"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."