Rotorua will not host the Raggamuffin festival this year. The promoters of the show announced on Friday that the 10th festival, scheduled

Rachael De Jong drowned near Taupo on Waitangi Day - one of 31 drownings so far. Ahead of her funeral today, her family have written this tribute.

Police say the death of a 53-year-old man is a reminder that not only children are vulnerable in driveways.

A man suffered serious burns after his campervan exploded in Taupo last night.

A large bushfire is blazing through forest and scrub northwest of Taupo.

A person is dead after being hit by a car in a Taupo driveway overnight.

Kiwi scientists could soon have a new way to safely get an up-close look at erupting volcanoes: send in the drone.

The decision to close a Taupo District Council reserve in Kinloch to cars has been revoked - as debate rages about the causes of erosion in the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The young woman swept to her death when floodgates opened on Waikato River was a young Aucklander with an infectious smile that could "cheer anyone up".

Drowning a tragedy but dam flood to remain open as an attraction, says Taupo mayor.

A woman has been airlifted off Taupo's Mt Tauhara after injuring her ankle. The 58-year-old was flown to Taupo Hospital's emergency

A tanker driver is being checked after his truck rolled near Kinleith.

Two men have been injured in separate motorcross incidents across the region. The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was sent to Mangakino

A motorcyclist has been killed tonight in a collision with a truck near Taupo.

He's the first person in the world to land a quadruple backflip on a BMX but he admits the first person he calls after each jump is

A pleasant evening kayaking trip turned into a terrifying ordeal in the darkness for a lone woman blown offshore on Lake Taupo.

A Turangi woman was rescued off Lake Taupo after going missing while fishing in her sea kayak. A police media statement said the

Most of those injured in yesterday's Tongariro National Park bus crash have been discharged from hospital, tour boss says.

WATCH: An extreme water daredevil has gone over the Huka Falls on a bodyboard, an act that has been described as "reckless and irresponsible".

Services will be held in Wellington and Auckland today to pay tribute to former Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd boss Nick Calavrias.

Fire crews will today attempt to dampen "quite a few hot spots" remaining from the large scrub and grass blaze that ignited yesterday

A scrub fire near Huka Falls is now under control.

A large scrub and grass fire south of Rotorua is expected to burn into the night, as dry conditions and winds fan the flames. About

Two people have been injured after a crash in Turangi. The two-vehicle crash happened on Te Rangitautahanga Rd near the intersection

The medical condition was described as being something that "just happens sometimes".

The 67-year-old was a well known businessman and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for services to business.

A cyclist has been killed after a collision with a car on the Taupo Expressway.

The shocking state of tyres people are driving on has stunned Taupo police. Senior Sergeant Fane Troy of the Taupo Area Road Policing

A Wanganui woman found the greenstone necklace found on the shore of Lake Taupo

A series of earthquakes has rattled residents in Taupo and surrounding areas.