Research into how ash clouds from a large volcanic eruption under Lake Taupo would affect the country could help with managing the disaster if it occurs.

Inaugural Taupo Winter Festival will kickstart the cold season.

Nia Glassie and Moko Rangitoheriri were both beaten to death at the age of 3.

The Taupo Women's Refuge says says a staffer has been subject of a false statement.

Ewan McDonald is shocked to find TripAdvisor on the money regarding comfortable beds.

Students at some Taupo schools were briefly put into lockdown following sightings of a man with a shotgun.

Death was not quick or painless for 3-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash in Taupo where a car has hit a power pole.

Police have today opened a homicide investigation following the death of a 41-year-old woman in Mangakino, north west of Taupo.

The Taupo father who got a cochlear implant tattoo to match his daughter's real one now has another - this time for his son.

A man is dead and two others have serious injuries after a car and a four-wheel-drive vehicle collided north of Taupo last night.

Miriyana Alexander checks out a luxury lodge that's luring celebs to New Zealand.

The police investigation into the death of a woman after a power cut allegedly switched off her breathing machine is coming to an end.

Hollywood A-listers are heading to our shores after free nights at an exclusive Taupo retreat were included in goodie bags for Emmy winners.

Kane Radford and Charlotte Webby made it a double at the weekend, claiming honours in the 5km New Zealand Open Water Championships at Lake Taupo.

Taupo Police are seeking witnesses after a man was knocked unconscious in a seemingly unprovoked attack early on New Year's Day.

Three rescue helicopters were needed to transport five people injured in a crash last night. The two-vehicle crash happened on State Highway 5 in Taupo about 8.15pm.

Fresh local fare, a gentle massage and thermal valleys -- Catherine Smith takes it easy.

Reporoa's tight-knit community has been left devastated by the news an 11-year-old boy has been shot dead.

Taupo is a great playground for thrillseekers, finds Shandelle Battersby.

Judge warns family as he hears pleas over the murder of a three-year-old boy.

Federated Farmers said it welcomed the Government's decision to decline the sale of Lochinver Station, near Taupo, to China's Shanghai Pengxin Group.

A man and woman charged after the death of Taupo preschooler Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri have had the charges upgraded from assault on a child to murder.

A Taupo man who killed his partner in an "unprovoked and cowardly" hammer attack has told the woman's daughters he was enjoying prison.

Cyclist Jane Farrelly died after she was surprised by an oncoming truck and accidentally "wobbled" into its path, a coroner has found.

A man has been shot in the stomach in Taupo in the early hours of this morning.

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter winched a 46-year-old man from the scene of the forestry accident late this afternoon.

The family of a toddler who died from injuries he suffered in an alleged assault are still in shock.

An address in Taupo has been contained as police investigate the death of a three-year-old boy.