PM attends sculpture unveiling in Taupō's new town centre
Taupō people are celebrating the completion of a $25m upgrade of the town centre.
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Region's leading farmers announced at award dinners
The Central Plateau and Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards were held last weekend.
Sudden downpour overwhelms Taupō drainage systems
Taupō residents are mopping up after a short, sharp deluge on Sunday.
Respects paid to Taupō's first mayor
Taupō's first mayor Joan Williamson has died at the age of 92.
Drivers 'falling asleep at the wheel' more than 100 times each day
A Taupō company is working to make New Zealand's roads safer.
Heavy rain warning issued for Wairoa and Gisborne, large new slip on State Highway 5
Niwa has said it is already starting to flood in northern Hawke's Bay.
Routed: Some highways will take months to reopen
Country's roading network has significant damage and some routes complete rebuilds.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Damage closes world-class golf course
'Extensive' damage from Cyclone Gabrielle forced a major golf course to close its doors.
Transformed: Cyclone Gabrielle’s devastation viewed from space
New satellite imagery shows landscapes and coastlines transformed by the historic storm.
Showers bring welcome relief to Hawke's Bay residents
A Taupō plumbing company is working hard to bring the gift of a hot shower to Hawke's Bay.
A cyclone brought devastation. Te Matatini can bring hope and healing to Aotearoa
Te Matatini goes ahead despite a cyclone, Kahumako Rameka reflects on her journey.
Flood-struck residents reach civilisation
Cyclone victims headed straight for Taupō's Mitre 10 as soon as the road was passable.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Aerial angels descend on rural areas
One Taupō company is taking to the skies to provide much-needed aid to Hawke's Bay.
Explained: Our lousy 2023 summer - why we need to brace for more heavy rainfall on horizon
La Niña isn't done with NZ's drenched north, with another soaking possible in early March.
Film review: We Are Still Here - a story of power, strength and survival
A standout post-colonial anthology about power, strength and survival.
$2m in less than 2 days! Generous Kiwis open their hearts for Red Cross and NZ Herald/NZME fundraiser
Please help the hundreds of thousands of Kiwis impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
'Scariest moment of my life': Rescuers brave falling trees to carry injured woman to safety
"At one point she looked at me and said ‘I can’t feel my legs’."
Power restored to all but a few in Rotorua and Taupō
More than 9000 households were initially without power on Tuesday.
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Rotorua, BoP and Taupō
The watch was issued this morning.
‘Trees coming down all over the place’: Woman suffers serious spinal injuries as tree crushes car
A woman is in a serious condition after the car she was driving was hit by a falling tree.
'Utter devastation' of forestry areas hampers power companies
Thousands of people will have to make do without power in southern Lake Taupō communities.
Internet outages in Bay of Plenty and Taupō 'mainly due to power'
The outages are under investigation.
72 hours of hell – how Cyclone Gabrielle shook the North Island
Cyclone Gabrielle lived up to its forecast as the worst storm this century.
Desert Road closed after fallen trees block road and hit trucks
Truck at rest area near Waiouru hit by fallen trees.
New Taupō community hub hit by fallen tree
Taupō is waking up to extensive damage and thousands of homes without power.
'Whakapapa right': Ngāti Rangi wants to be part of Chateau Tongariro plans
The iwi "hasn’t been involved at this point in what the future looks like".
Flooding fears as Lake Taupō reaches capacity
Mercury Energy is urgently shedding water from Lake Taupō and the Waikato River.
Cyclone Gabrielle warning: 'Direct hit' with heavy rain, damaging winds early next week
WeatherWatch NZ have forecasted the storm to hit the northern half of the North Island
‘Facing a crisis’: Tourist town can’t wait three years for upgrade
"Our tourism industry is on thin ice."
Chateau Tongariro Hotel closes today
The historic hotel has been shut due to seismic concerns.
Delays add to trauma for family of bus crash victim Hannah Francis
The family of a girl who died in a bus crash on Mt Ruapehu are concerned by delays.
Stone Temple Pilots: ‘Hopefully we bring the sunshine’
We catch up with the grunge icons ahead of their shows in Taupō and Queenstown.
Huge Brickell sculpture saved from the scrap heap
It was destined for the junkyard but now takes pride of place in the new Taupō Airport.