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.

Boat started taking on water early this morning.

A person suffered head injuries after coming off their bike on a mountain biking track in the central North Island today.

Taupo toddler with an incurable brain stem tumour is beginning to show signs of increased mobility.

A truck has rolled on the Desert Rd partially blocking State Highway 1.

A truck has rolled on Desert Road, closing the route to traffic.

On a good day, you can't beat Mt Ruapehu. But for the skifield company, it isn't all blue skies.

One of six mixed-breed puppies stolen from outdoor cages at the Turangi SPCA in late November has turned up in Te Puke. SPCA manager

A survivor of domestic violence speaks out about her horrendous 15-year marriage and how the misery, fear and harm got worse every Christmas.

Three weeks on from a theft, where six puppies were stolen, SPCA Turangi has had no word on the fate of the young animals.

Judge sensed Arjay Paraku-Harris was worth taking a gamble on - but it would come with a catch.

Kelly_Makiha_FEB16.epsRACING: Maori from around the country travel to Hawke's Bay each year to compete in IronMaori. PHOTO/HAWKE'S

Investigators will return to the scene of a large industrial fire in Taupo.

A school boy picked to become a prefect at one of Auckland's top grammar schools has died in a car accident.

Taupo police have released the name of the man found dead in the Waikato River at Reid's Farm yesterday.

He was a gung-ho young man wearing stubbies and a T-shirt, no hat - which he later regretted - or helmet, and riding a heavy 10-speed

Police have pulled a body from the Waikato river after a group of people lost sight of their friend in the waterway earlier.

When your personal change programme gets a plug on a police cell wall, you know it must work.

Police want kids to grow up knowing that it's wrong to behave violently and to control family members.

It's one of the most stunning walks in the world, so you can't expect to park right outside the very beginning of the track on a busy weekend.

When Katrina Drummond finally decided to walk away from her controlling ex-husband it was the last decision she would make.

It appears our volcanoes have slept through the Kaikoura quake, with monitoring equipment showing only a few tremors over recent days.

The wet and windy spring weather looks set to continue but the warm summery temperatures are coming to an end this weekend.

One of New Zealand's most popular pristine wilderness excursions is looking at turning roads into makeshift parking lots to counter nightmare traffic woes.

Seismic activity has increased at Mt Ruapehu after the lake in the volcano's crater peaked in temperature.

One person died and another was taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a quad bike accident at Kuratau near Taupo overnight.

A full investigation has been launched into a Tongariro Crossing "debacle" in which two students could have died.

Police call school group errors on treacherous mountain a "debacle", where leader didn't even know students were missing.

Skifield says the hazard did not exist when its morning inspection was done.