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![Police name cyclist killed in crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police name cyclist killed in crash
The 67-year-old was a well known businessman and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011 for services to business.
![Cyclist killed in Taupo crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclist killed in Taupo crash
A cyclist has been killed after a collision with a car on the Taupo Expressway.
![State of tyres shocks police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
State of tyres shocks police
The shocking state of tyres people are driving on has stunned Taupo police. Senior Sergeant Fane Troy of the Taupo Area Road Policing
![Taupo finder seeks greenstone owner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taupo finder seeks greenstone owner
A Wanganui woman found the greenstone necklace found on the shore of Lake Taupo
![Tremors shake Taupo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tremors shake Taupo
A series of earthquakes has rattled residents in Taupo and surrounding areas.
![Party time as 2017 starts with a bang](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Party time as 2017 starts with a bang
A spectacular fireworks display off Auckland's Sky Tower and parties around the country herald the start of a new year.
![Family rescued after boat sinks on Taupo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family rescued after boat sinks on Taupo
A family of four has been rescued after their boat sank in Lake Taupo this morning.
![Cannabis spray helps sick toddler](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cannabis spray helps sick toddler
A Taupo toddler with an incurable tumour is beginning to show signs of increased mobility four weeks after starting on a medical marijuana spray.
![Suspicious fires endanger home near Taupo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suspicious fires endanger home near Taupo
One of four suspicious fires along a stretch of roadside west of Taupo this afternoon destroyed an area of native bush and came perilously close to a rural home.
![Suspicious fires in Taupo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suspicious fires in Taupo
Firefighters spent more than an hour battling five small blazes in Taupo which they suspect were deliberately lit.
![Woman faints in hot pool](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman faints in hot pool
A woman was playing in the hot pools at De Bretts Hot Springs near Taupo when she collapsed.
![Fine Boxing Day weather in store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fine Boxing Day weather in store
Don't let the morning cloud fool you - it is set to be a fine Boxing Day for New Zealanders, with Central Otago tipped as the best place to be.
![Warm, wet, wild: 2016's extreme weather](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warm, wet, wild: 2016's extreme weather
There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.
![Xmas week weather: Gusts, rain, sun](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Xmas week weather: Gusts, rain, sun
If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.
![Huka Falls cordon lifted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Huka Falls cordon lifted
A cordon has been lifted near Huka Falls after police failed to locate a wanted man.
![Trampers rescued from Mt Ruapehu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trampers rescued from Mt Ruapehu
A man and woman who lost their way spent a chilly night on Mt Ruapehu before being rescued this morning "cold and hungry".
![UPDATE: Investigators probe cause of Taupo fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
UPDATE: Investigators probe cause of Taupo fire
Investigators will return to the scene of a large industrial fire in Taupo.
![Body found in Huka Falls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Body found in Huka Falls
Police have pulled a body from the Waikato river after a group of people lost sight of their friend in the waterway earlier.
![Date with Taupo girl ends in 8 arrests](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Date with Taupo girl ends in 8 arrests
Stolen cars and police pursuits after a group of teens create havoc on a road trip from Auckland.
!['Bro if you need help, go to Tane Ora'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Bro if you need help, go to Tane Ora'
When your personal change programme gets a plug on a police cell wall, you know it must work.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Get out of your car for Tongariro Crossing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Get out of your car for Tongariro Crossing
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.
![Watch NZH Local Focus: Get out of your car for the Tongariro Crossing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch NZH Local Focus: Get out of your car for the Tongariro Crossing
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. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Thunderstorms and rain on the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thunderstorms and rain on the way
Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.
![Hailstorms, lightning usher in Halloween](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hailstorms, lightning usher in Halloween
It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?
![Labour Weekend road toll: Three dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour Weekend road toll: Three dead
The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.
!['We're cold, we don't want to do this'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'We're cold, we don't want to do this'
A full investigation has been launched into a Tongariro Crossing "debacle" in which two students could have died.
![Students 'could have died' on Tongariro](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Students 'could have died' on Tongariro
Police call school group errors on treacherous mountain a "debacle", where leader didn't even know students were missing.
![Two arrested in Taupo AOS call-out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two arrested in Taupo AOS call-out
Two people have been arrested but one remains at large after an armed stand-off with police in Taupo today.