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Motorcycle crash victims shared 'intense love' of life
Tributes have been paid to the two victims of a crash on the Napier-Taupo Road.
Suzuki Series roars into life in Taupo
It is ultimate skill vs ultimate track experience in the next two rounds.
Fatal Napier-Taupo crash: Heroic truckie burned trying to save life of motorcyclist
Motorbike rider dies in fiery crash on "unforgiving" road despite efforts of hero truckie.
Mother denies murdering Tīrau toddler
The 18-month-old died in Waikato Hospital on July 24 last year.
One person dead in Napier-Taupō road crash
One person dead after a crash between a motorcycle and truck on the Napier-Taupo Rd.
Hometown support lives on
Locals come in their droves to ride the streets of the Cemetery Circuit every Boxing Day.
Local Focus: Cycling veteran clocks 100 laps
Colin Anderson hits lap 100 in the Lake Taupō cycle challenge. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Cycling veteran clocks 100 laps of Lake Taupō
The Taupō Cycle Challenge race for charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Plan to avoid suicide clusters in Rotorua
Twenty-three people died by suicide in the Lakes DHB in the year to June 2019.
Mother charged with murdering toddler
Southern Thompson, 26, is accused of killing Comfort Joy Thompson-Pene in July last year.
Anti-child abuse campaigner put curse on family, stole funds
Tracy Livingstone created "abusive Facebook posts which caused significant distress".
Nine-year-old girl dies after falling out of tree
The girl, 9, died from her injuries on October 20, weeks after falling at a Taupō property
The day Air NZ flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus
It was a normal day, then an Air NZ sightseeing plane went missing in Antarctica.
Serious injuries after truck crash near Taupō
One person is seriously injured after a truck went off the road near Taupō this morning.
The billionaire royal being wooed to NZ by mayor
King Khalifa is worth more than NZ$7b, and the Taupō Mayor is in talks to get him to NZ.
Sam Bradley - mum first, coach second, an athlete just for fun
But on a starting line, the elite athlete inside her returns.
Rugby: NZ Heartland XV defeats Vanua XV in Lautoka
Humid conditions and committed opposition means victory had to be grinded out.
Whanganui motorcyclist Richard Dibben dabbles with danger
Dibben has been rolled and bowled on both sides of the Tasman early in his F2 career.
Talking with Tama, a sick toddler who can't access the drug he needs
And the American drug company and Pharmac respond to questions.
Baywide cricket rivalry to reach peak once again
Greerton is leading the Bay of Plenty Cup competition standings.
Tama is deteriorating fast. But the drug that can help him is too expensive
It is thought there are fewer than 100 people in the country with the condition.
Haka and girls' skills standouts for English league team
"It's not often you see so many smiles at once."
State Highway 5 reopens ten hours after truck crash
There were currently detours in place on State Highway 1.
Tertiary education boost for Taupō with new polytech campus
Toi Ohomai Taupō is moving around the corner to a bigger site.
Why hikers will face new warnings on Tongariro Crossing
DOC says it's concerned about the risk of multiple fatalities on a bad weather day.
Serious injuries in crash between Rotorua and Taupō
The road is closed with diversions in place.
Critical injuries after Taupō crash
Emergency services called to the two-vehicle crash just before 11.30pm yesterday.
Multiple injuries after crash near Taupō
Officers got the call-out to the crash just after 8.30am.