SH1 crash: One dead, multiple injured after car and truck collide, four helicopters sent
One person was trapped in a light truck and another in a car.
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Drone takes rook: Eye in the sky helps in fight against pest bird
Surveillance by drone helps to locate nests so targeted control can be carried out.
Kiwi return to Wairākei after extensive cyclone repairs
The first kiwi has set foot in Wairākei since Cyclone Gabrielle.
'Sun on the horizon' - Thunderstorms and rain to end the week before finer days are upon us
The better weather is expected to last through to at least the middle of the month.
Inside an animal shelter on Guy Fawkes night: Music, volunteers and calming sprays
What do animal shelters do on the loudest night of the year to help their furry residents?
Child Cancer Foundation breakfast and auction raises $21k
“We’re always happy with the support that we get.”
Man charged after engineers’ signatures allegedly forged
The man will appear in Taupō District Court on November 8.
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
Experienced rider snatches top spot from young rising stars at motocross event.
Graffiato back with fresh street art for 2023
New Zealand's longest-running street art festival returns to Taupō this long weekend.
From P addict to 'squeaky clean': Solo dad eyes new Kāinga Ora homes
The housing agency has announced a major development.
She was terrified of the water. Now it's her happy place
Meet award-winning Coastguard Rotorua Lakes and Taupō units volunteer Amy Nattrass.
Upston sets her sights on fixing child poverty
Taupō MP Louise Upston is comfortably winning her electorate for the sixth time.
'There’s a tide turning,' Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says in Waiariki
Waititi called for a Māori electoral commission after voting issues were reported today.
'Turning away in disgust': Voter turnout 'plunge' sign of 'hollow' campaign - analyst
'This election is the most hollow and unsatisfactory in living memory.'
Caution turning into confidence on National’s three-day bus tour
Warnings of a tight election continue but expectations are rising.
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.
Voting is open and thousands are not enrolled - but it's not too late
Younger voter enrolment rates lag behind those of more senior citizens.
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
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
A popular Lake Taupō camping spot is being reviewed to reflect its significance to iwi.
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.
Mastering the 'punk rock' of bike racing
It's fast, it's difficult and it's pretty new to NZ. But what is cyclocross?
Napier-Taupō highway speed reduction saving lives, money
Cost-benefit modelling says avoided crashes created $93 million worth of benefits.
Hail, flooding possible in Waikato; 100km/h winds for Auckland this weekend
More wild weather is forecast as a trough of low pressure moves over the country.
School drop-out 'crisis': Kids as young as 12 leaving school in search of work
'We’re really heading toward a significant crisis event.'
'Gardening is not like putting wallpaper up': Gordon Collier on crafting a successful garden
The 88-year-old Taihape garden designer has some tips for first-time growers.
Tokoroa ram raids leave business owners frustrated
A Tokoroa service station owner had a rude awakening this morning thanks to ram raiders.
One dead after car crashes into stationary truck
Emergency services were called to the scene at 11.13pm.
New venue revealed for Supercars' return to NZ in 2024
Supercars has agreed to a three-year deal to return to New Zealand, starting in 2024.
The most-searched New Zealand place name pronunciations
Google data from the year to August shows the most-searched-for pronunciations.