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A land of unrest - our explosive neighbours

Volcanoes shape our past, present and will likely shape our future, say experts.

Local Focus: High School leavers launch Taupō bungy with leap into next chapter

A special way to jump into life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Taupō transport event has community at heart

Car rally to fix a road. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: Taupō transport event has community at heart

Car rally to fix a road. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: High School leavers launch Taupō bungy

A special way to jump into life. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui riders to the fore

Only the ardent motorcycle racing fan would realise fate of Whanganui riders.

Man seriously injured after machinery incident in Taupō

He was flown to Middlemore Hospital in a serious condition.

'Beautiful but deadly': NZ's ever-present volcanic risk

Home to a dozen volcanoes under regular watch, NZ's risk of eruption is ever-present.

Motorcycle crash victims shared 'intense love' of life

Tributes have been paid to the two victims of a crash on the Napier-Taupo Road.

Three injured in Taupō crash

Police were called about 6.20pm.

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

Lost trampers spark police warning

The incidents have prompted a police warning.

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.

Tauranga rider Ben Townley leading SX1 title race

But he only races for fun these days.