A teenager who'd just lost her father was nearly banned from the ball over unpaid fees.

It will be at least another two weeks before Simon Harvey Frank pleads to a murder charge.

One person was injured by the attack in Taupo.

It's going to be a wet one across the country.

The man is wanted on a range of serious offences, police say.

A man has appeared in court for the murder of his baby girl.

Small home was "well involved" in flame by the time firefighters arrived this evening.

Police say it is "sheer luck" that no one was killed.

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Fai Deane died when power was cut to her oxygen machine.

Taupo man jailed for sending threatening and offensive texts to women he met online.

The ribbon has been cut on the first $20m of investment at Whakapapa Ski Area.

Emergency services are responding to a crash near Taupo.

The daughter of the man killed in Broadlands Rd crash talks about her dad.

A person has moderate injuries after a two crash on State Highway 5.

An Australian man's court case relating to a crash on the Desert Rd has been adjourned.

A 20-year-old woman has been rescued from Mt Ngauruhoe.

A car crashed into a river near Waitahanui.

Ian and Frances Jenkins were out fishing in Taupo when they noticed the skies change.

Police have released the name of the driver who died in a crash near Taupo yesterday.

Cyclone is expected to bring heavy rain and gale force winds to the Taupo District.

A person has died in a two-car crash on Broadlands Rd, Rotokawa.

Civil defence emergency declared in Thames-Coromandel, warning for Aucklanders tomorrow.

Taupo District Council searches for new office space after asbestos was found in building

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A man required the Greenlea Rescue Helicopter after being "skittled" by a tumbling rock.

A strong 4.5 quake today was among a recent swarm in the Turangi area.

A crane is being brought in after a truck rolled on the highway bordering Lake Taupo.

Shoppers in the big centres won't be able to spend up during Easter stat days.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.