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!['Harder than rugby': Messam training hard for Merewether bout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Harder than rugby': Messam training hard for Merewether bout
Messam says he's excited for Taupō's Merewether to test his boxing abilities.
!['S***** emotions': Sam Cane and teammates open up on red card](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'S***** emotions': Sam Cane and teammates open up on red card
Cane: 'Obviously so many s*** emotions, on a personal level and on behalf of the team.'
![Tongariro Lodge for sale: Estate has hosted former US president, Jedi knight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Tongariro Lodge for sale: Estate has hosted former US president, Jedi knight
Multi-million-dollar estate is one of the world's best fishing spots.
![Man charged after engineers’ signatures allegedly forged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man charged after engineers’ signatures allegedly forged
The man will appear in Taupō District Court on November 8.
!['Really stoked': Cyclone-damaged mountain bike park reopens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Really stoked': Cyclone-damaged mountain bike park reopens
Eight months after Cyclone Gabrielle gave the Taupō bike park a battering, it's reopened.
![Injured climber rescued in twilight operation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Injured climber rescued in twilight operation
The climber suffered a head injury at Taupō's Kawakawa Bay.
![Cooper puts Gasgas top of NZ podium on first attempt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cooper puts Gasgas top of NZ podium on first attempt
Experienced rider snatches top spot from young rising stars at motocross event.
![Scientists discover intriguing ‘mini eruptions’ at Mt Ruapehu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Scientists discover intriguing ‘mini eruptions’ at Mt Ruapehu
A new data-crunching approach has turned up recent missed 'mini-eruptions' at Ruapehu.
!['No place for novices': Briton died on Mt Ruapehū after tackling steep slope without safety rope](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'No place for novices': Briton died on Mt Ruapehū after tackling steep slope without safety rope
It took more than eight hours to get Emma Langley off the mountain.
![Graffiato back with fresh street art for 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Graffiato back with fresh street art for 2023
New Zealand's longest-running street art festival returns to Taupō this long weekend.
!['They want me to follow my dreams and not go back to war,' says young Israeli tourist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'They want me to follow my dreams and not go back to war,' says young Israeli tourist
She wants to go to Hobbiton but might have to go to war instead.
![Huge garden and native nursery to provide free food and jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Huge garden and native nursery to provide free food and jobs
An ambitious project to grow fresh food for the community is under way in Taupō.
![Curtain falling on crucial Mt Ruapehu ski season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Curtain falling on crucial Mt Ruapehu ski season
“We’ve had an absolute cracker of a year."
![Waikato election 2023 results: National, Te Pāti Māori sweep through](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Waikato election 2023 results: National, Te Pāti Māori sweep through
Reaction from around the region.
![Upston sets her sights on fixing child poverty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Upston sets her sights on fixing child poverty
Taupō MP Louise Upston is comfortably winning her electorate for the sixth time.
![Ash buried in Antarctica puts date on Lake Taupō’s last big blow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ash buried in Antarctica puts date on Lake Taupō’s last big blow
Ash buried deep in Antarctic ice highlights the eruptive power of our famous supervolcano.
![Poll sees Rawiri Waititi victorious in Waiariki electorate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Poll sees Rawiri Waititi victorious in Waiariki electorate
The Te Pāti Māori co-leader has 50 per cent of the votes in a new poll.
![Builder skips country after $140k botch-job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Builder skips country after $140k botch-job
The walls of the newly built house were so out of line the roof wouldn’t fit on.
![Taupō crash: Three injured after logging truck, ute collide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Taupō crash: Three injured after logging truck, ute collide
Two moderately injured people taken to Taupō Hospital, seriously injured taken to Rotorua.
![Future of popular Lake Taupō reserve to be reviewed by council and iwi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Future of popular Lake Taupō reserve to be reviewed by council and iwi
A popular Lake Taupō camping spot is being reviewed to reflect its significance to iwi.
![Bone-chilling: North Island temperatures plunge to below freezing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bone-chilling: North Island temperatures plunge to below freezing
It may be spring but it's feeling like winter in these spots.
![A brief history of trophy desecration in Aotearoa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
A brief history of trophy desecration in Aotearoa
How do you work so hard for something, then break it? Quite easily, it seems.
![DoC starts voluntary booking system for New Zealand's busiest day walk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
DoC starts voluntary booking system for New Zealand's busiest day walk
DoC urges trampers to book ahead this summer, to protect the popular national park.
![SH1 to close on two days for truck removal, 53km added to journey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
SH1 to close on two days for truck removal, 53km added to journey
SH1 south of Taupō will close yet again for a truck to be removed from Bulli Pt.
![Government gives Ruapehu Alpine Lifts another bailout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Government gives Ruapehu Alpine Lifts another bailout
It is the fourth multimillion-dollar bailout since November last year.
![NRL dream comes true for Waikato woman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NRL dream comes true for Waikato woman
A young Waikato rugby league player is quickly rising up the women's ranks of NRL.
![Un-bee-lievable: Honey Hive's Taupō mascot rolled by car-jackers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Un-bee-lievable: Honey Hive's Taupō mascot rolled by car-jackers
Huka Honey Hive's familiar Bee Dub is the victim of some very bad bee-haviour.
![Lots of roadworks planned for Waikato highways over the next month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lots of roadworks planned for Waikato highways over the next month
Waikato's roads have been under the weather lately, delaying some works.
![Fire fighters set social media ablaze with hilarious videos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fire fighters set social media ablaze with hilarious videos
Tūrangi's firefighters have become TikTok stars.